ICD-11 classes
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Other bacterial diseases
1C17 — Diphtheria
ICD-11 1C17 — Diphtheria
A disease commonly of the respiratory system, caused by an infection of the gram-positive bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae. This disease is characterised by sore throat, fever, and a pseudomembrane on the tonsils, pharynx, or nasal cavity. Transmission is by inhalation of infected respiratory secretions, or direct cutaneous contact. Confirmation is by identification of Corynebacterium diphtheriae from a throat swab or infected tissue, and by clinical signs.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
Diagnosis with code 1C17 contains 6 clarifying diagnoses:
- 1C17.0 — Pharyngeal or tonsillar diphtheria
It contains 3 clarifying diagnoses. - 1C17.1 — Nasal diphtheria
- 1C17.2 — Laryngeal diphtheria
- 1C17.3 — Cutaneous diphtheria
- 1C17.Y — Other specified diphtheria
- 1C17.Z — Diphtheria, unspecified