ICD-11 classes
12 Diseases of the respiratory system
Lung infections
CA44 — Pyothorax
ICD-11 CA44 — Pyothorax
Suppurative inflammation of the pleural space, typically due to acute bacterial infection. It can occur as a complication of pneumonia, thoracotomy, abscesses (lung, hepatic, or subdiaphragmatic), or penetrating trauma with a secondary infection.
It includes 2 items.
- empyema
- pyopneumothorax
It excludes 1 item.
- due to tuberculosis (1B10)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.