ICD-11 code : 1A36.00;
Preferred Label : Acute amoebiasis;
ICD-11 definition : A disease caused by an infection with the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica.
This disease is characterized by fever, abdominal pain, tenesmus, or diarrhoea containing
blood. Transmission is by the faecal-oral route or ingestion of contaminated food
or water. Confirmation is by identification of Entamoeba histolytica in a faecal or
blood sample.;
ICD-11 synonym : acute nondysenteric amebic enteritis; intestinal amoebiasis NOS; amoebic dysentery; dysentery due to Entamoeba histolytica;
ICD-11 inclusion : amoebic dysentery;
Origin ID : 1616956984;
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ICD-10 Mapping
A disease caused by an infection with the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica.
This disease is characterized by fever, abdominal pain, tenesmus, or diarrhoea containing
blood. Transmission is by the faecal-oral route or ingestion of contaminated food
or water. Confirmation is by identification of Entamoeba histolytica in a faecal or
blood sample.