ICD-11 classes
12 Diseases of the respiratory system
Lung diseases due to external agents
Pneumonitis
CA70 — Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust
CA70.4 — Malt worker lung
ICD-11 CA70.4 — Malt worker lung
A disease of the pulmonary system, caused by the fungi Aspergillus clavatus or Aspergillus fumigatus. This disease commonly presents with fever, chills, fatigue, weight loss, cough, headache, myalgia, or shortness of breath. Transmission is by inhalation of fungal spores. Confirmation is by identification of Aspergillus in a sputum, blood, or skin sample.
It includes 1 item.
- Alveolitis due to Aspergillus clavatus
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: