Preferred Label : Pulmonary anthrax;
ICD-11 definition : Inhalation anthrax begins abruptly, usually 1-3 days (range, 1-60 d) after inhaling
anthrax spores that are 1-5 µm in diameter. The number of spores needed to cause inhalation
anthrax varies. This form presents initially with nonspecific symptoms, including
a low-grade fever and a nonproductive cough. Patients may report substernal discomfort
early in the illness. Patients may improve temporarily before rapidly deteriorating
clinically with hemorrhagic mediastinitis. After the initial improvement, inhalation
anthrax progresses rapidly, causing high fever, severe shortness of breath, tachypnea,
cyanosis, profuse diaphoresis, hematemesis, and chest pain, which may be severe enough
to mimic acute myocardial infarction.;
ICD-11 synonym : pneumonia in anthrax; anthrax pneumonia; respiratory anthrax; pneumonia due to anthrax; inhalation anthrax; Ragpicker disease; wool-sorters' disease; Woolsorter disease;
ICD-11 inclusion : inhalation anthrax; Ragpicker disease; Woolsorter disease;
Origin ID : 534877374;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Inhalation anthrax begins abruptly, usually 1-3 days (range, 1-60 d) after inhaling
anthrax spores that are 1-5 µm in diameter. The number of spores needed to cause inhalation
anthrax varies. This form presents initially with nonspecific symptoms, including
a low-grade fever and a nonproductive cough. Patients may report substernal discomfort
early in the illness. Patients may improve temporarily before rapidly deteriorating
clinically with hemorrhagic mediastinitis. After the initial improvement, inhalation
anthrax progresses rapidly, causing high fever, severe shortness of breath, tachypnea,
cyanosis, profuse diaphoresis, hematemesis, and chest pain, which may be severe enough
to mimic acute myocardial infarction.
