Air conditioner or humidifier lungICD-11 Subcategory
ICD-11 code : CA70.7;
Preferred Label : Air conditioner or humidifier lung;
ICD-11 definition : A form of the sick building syndrome caused by organisms that contaminate humidifiers
and the piping of air conditioner ducts. The air conditioner blows cold air containing
spores of the organisms throughout the building.;
ICD-11 synonym : humidifier pneumonitis; ventilation pneumonitis; sauna takers lung; air humidifier lung; air humidifier pneumonitis; humidifier lung; air conditioner pneumonitis; air conditioner lung;
ICD-11 inclusion : Allergic alveolitis due to fungi, thermophilic actinomycetes and other organisms growing
in ventilation [air-conditioning] systems;
A form of the sick building syndrome caused by organisms that contaminate humidifiers
and the piping of air conditioner ducts. The air conditioner blows cold air containing
spores of the organisms throughout the building.