B40.81 Blastomycotic meningoencephalitis

Instructional Notes:

B40.81
Description: Blastomycotic meningoencephalitis
Inclusion Term:
- Meningomyelitis due to blastomycosis
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B40.8
Description: Other forms of blastomycosis
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B40
Description: Blastomycosis
Exclude1:
- Brazilian blastomycosis (B41.-)
- keloidal blastomycosis (B48.0)
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B35-B49
Description: Mycoses (B35-B49)
Exclude2:
- hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust (J67.-)
- mycosis fungoides (C84.0-)
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A00-B99
Description: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Exclude1:
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Exclude2:
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use Additional Code:
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Include:
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible