Acute bronchitis

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

An acute disease of the bronchi, commonly caused by an infection with a bacterial or viral source. This disease is characterised by inflammation of the bronchi. This disease presents with cough, wheezing, chest pain or discomfort, fever, or dyspnoea. Transmission is by inhalation of infected respiratory secretions. Confirmation is by identification of the infectious agent in a sputum sample.

exclusions

• tracheobronchitis: chronic obstructive  (CA22)
• tracheobronchitis: chronic  (CA22)
• Tracheobronchitis, NOS  (CA27)
• bronchitis, chronic: obstructive  (CA22.1)
• Simple chronic bronchitis  (CA20.10)
• Chronic bronchitis, NOS  (CA20.1)
• Mucopurulent chronic bronchitis  (CA20.11)

sections/codes in this section (CA42-CA42)

• Acute bronchitis due to Streptococcus  (CA42.0)
• Acute bronchitis due to Rhinovirus  (CA42.1)
• Acute bronchitis due to Respiratory syncytial virus  (CA42.2)
• Acute bronchitis due to Parainfluenza virus  (CA42.3)
• Acute bronchitis due to Haemophilus influenzae  (CA42.4)
• Acute bronchitis due to Coxsackievirus  (CA42.5)
• Other specified acute bronchitis  (CA42.Y)
• Acute bronchitis, unspecified  (CA42.Z)

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