ICD-11 classes
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Mycoses
1F27 — Cryptococcosis
1F27.0 — Pulmonary cryptococcosis

ICD-11 1F27.0 — Pulmonary cryptococcosis

The pattern of cryptococcal pulmonary disease ranges from asymptomatic airway colonization to pneumonia to acute respiratory distress syndrome. If present, symptoms include cough, dyspnoea or chest pain. Common chest X-ray appearances include nodules or infiltrates. In the immunocompetent host, focal lesions are more commonly seen with infection due to C. gattii.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

• Fungal pneumonia #1473
• Fungal pneumonia #12602