1C1B.0 Pulmonary nocardiosis

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2025-01

A disease of the respiratory system, caused by an infection with the gram-positive bacteria Nocardia. This disease is characterised by chest pain, haemoptysis, fever, weight loss, and cough. Transmission is by inhalation of Nocardia from soil or water. Confirmation is by identification of Nocardia in sputum samples, or lung biopsy.

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synonyms

• Pulmonary nocardiosis
• nocardiosis of lung
• lung nocardiosis
• nocardial pneumonia
• pneumonia with nocardiasis
• nocardiosis pneumonia
• pneumonia due to nocardiosis
• Pneumonia in nocardiosis

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