ICD-11 code : 1B11;
Preferred Label : Tuberculosis of the nervous system;
ICD-11 definition : A disease of the central nervous system, caused by an infection with bacteria of the
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. This disease is characterised by neurological
deficits depending on the site affected. Transmission is through haematogenous spread
to the nervous system after inhalation of infected respiratory secretions. Confirmation
is by identification of bacteria of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in the
cerebrospinal fluid.;
ICD-11 synonym : CNS - [central nervous system] TB - [tuberculosis]; central nervous system tuberculosis; central nervous system TB; central nervous system TB - [tuberculosis]; tuberculosis;
ICD-11 acronym : CNS TB;
ICD-11 "other" category code : 1B11.Y;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : 1B11.Z;
Origin ID : 729372485;
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ICD-10 Mapping
A disease of the central nervous system, caused by an infection with bacteria of the
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. This disease is characterised by neurological
deficits depending on the site affected. Transmission is through haematogenous spread
to the nervous system after inhalation of infected respiratory secretions. Confirmation
is by identification of bacteria of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in the
cerebrospinal fluid.