Idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonitis

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

This is an idiopathic disease in which a certain type of white blood cell called an eosinophil accumulates in the lung. These cells cause disruption of the normal air spaces (alveoli) where oxygen is extracted from the atmosphere.

sections/codes in this section (CB02.1-CB02.1)

• Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonitis  (CB02.10)
• Idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonitis  (CB02.11)
• Other specified idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonitis  (CB02.1Y)
• Idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonitis, unspecified  (CB02.1Z)

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