Histoplasmosis due to Histoplasma duboisii - CISMeF
Histoplasmosis due to Histoplasma duboisiiICD-11 Subcategory
ICD-11 code : 1F2A.1;
Preferred Label : Histoplasmosis due to Histoplasma duboisii;
ICD-11 definition : This form of histoplasmosis is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa and is generally less
virulent than histoplasmosis due to H. capsulatum, the classical form which occurs
predominantly in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas but is also seen
in Africa and Asia. Otherwise known as African histoplasmosis, histoplasmosis due
to Histoplasma duboisii usually involves the skin and subcutaneous tissue, lymph nodes
and bones and rarely the lungs and other internal organs.;
This form of histoplasmosis is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa and is generally less
virulent than histoplasmosis due to H. capsulatum, the classical form which occurs
predominantly in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas but is also seen
in Africa and Asia. Otherwise known as African histoplasmosis, histoplasmosis due
to Histoplasma duboisii usually involves the skin and subcutaneous tissue, lymph nodes
and bones and rarely the lungs and other internal organs.