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aspergillosis

Medical Definition

Disease condition caused by species of aspergillus and marked by inflammatory granulomatous lesions in the skin, ear, orbit, nasal sinuses, lungs, and sometimes in the bones and meninges.

Wikipedia Summary

Aspergillosis is a fungal infection of usually the lungs, caused by the genus Aspergillus, a common mould that is breathed in frequently from the air, but does not usually affect most people. It generally occurs in people with lung diseases such as asthma, cystic fibrosis or tuberculosis, or those who are immunocompromised such as those who have had a stem cell or organ transplant or those who take medications such as steroids and some cancer treatments which suppress the immune system...
Related Codes (7)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
B44Aspergillosis
B44.2Tonsillar aspergillosis
B44.7Disseminated aspergillosis
B44.8Other forms of aspergillosis
B44.81Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
B44.89Other forms of aspergillosis
B44.9Aspergillosis, unspecified

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