ICD-11 code : 1G60.1;
Preferred Label : Pythiosis;
ICD-11 definition : Pythiosis is a life-threatening infection by the oömycete Pythium insidiosum. Although
infection in animals occurs widely across the world, human pythiosis is largely confined
to Thailand and, with the exception of ocular disease, is closely associated with
underlying haematological disease, especially thalassaemia. There is a high mortality
in patients with disseminated or vascular disease. In the latter form, invasion of
arterial wall results in vascular occlusion and a frequent need for amputation. Patients
with ocular pythiosis commonly require enucleation. A small proportion of infections
are limited to the skin and subcutaneous tissues.;
Origin ID : 1571230529;
UMLS CUI : C0276912;
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Pythiosis is a life-threatening infection by the oömycete Pythium insidiosum. Although
infection in animals occurs widely across the world, human pythiosis is largely confined
to Thailand and, with the exception of ocular disease, is closely associated with
underlying haematological disease, especially thalassaemia. There is a high mortality
in patients with disseminated or vascular disease. In the latter form, invasion of
arterial wall results in vascular occlusion and a frequent need for amputation. Patients
with ocular pythiosis commonly require enucleation. A small proportion of infections
are limited to the skin and subcutaneous tissues.
