ICD-11 code : 1F40.0;
Preferred Label : Plasmodium falciparum malaria with cerebral complications;
ICD-11 definition : A disease of the cerebrum, caused by an infection with the protozoan parasite Plasmodium
falciparum. This disease commonly presents with retinal whitening, splenomegaly, anaemia,
thrombocytopenia, hypoglycaemia, pulmonary dysfunction, renal dysfunction, or neurologic
changes. This disease may also present with fever, chills, headache, myalgia, arthralgia,
weakness, vomiting, or diarrhoea. Transmission is through the bite of an infected
mosquito. Confirmation is by identification of Plasmodium falciparum in a blood sample.;
ICD-11 synonym : cerebral malaria; Cerebral malaria NOS;
Origin ID : 1143114898;
UMLS CUI : C0348986;
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A disease of the cerebrum, caused by an infection with the protozoan parasite Plasmodium
falciparum. This disease commonly presents with retinal whitening, splenomegaly, anaemia,
thrombocytopenia, hypoglycaemia, pulmonary dysfunction, renal dysfunction, or neurologic
changes. This disease may also present with fever, chills, headache, myalgia, arthralgia,
weakness, vomiting, or diarrhoea. Transmission is through the bite of an infected
mosquito. Confirmation is by identification of Plasmodium falciparum in a blood sample.