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Invasive infection caused by Scopulariopsis (disorder)
Invasive Scopulariopsis infection
Invasive infection caused by Scopulariopsis
A rare mycosis characterized by disseminated or localized deep tissue infections due to invasive Scopulariopsis (that are commonly responsible for non-invasive infections) infection in both immunocompetent and immunosuppressed patients (mostly treated with high dose chemotherapy and/or received a stem cell transplantation). Clinical features may include endocarditis, brain abscess, cutaneous infections, pulmonary infections, endophthalmitis, invasive sinusitis and peritonitis that are often life threatening.
Id1360080002
StatusDefined
Causative agentScopulariopsis
Pathological processinfectieus proces
SNOMED CT to ICD-10 extended map
TargetB47.0
RuleTRUE
AdviceALWAYS B47.0 | POSSIBLE REQUIREMENT FOR ADDITIONAL CODE TO FULLY DESCRIBE DISEASE OR CONDITION
CorrelationSNOMED CT source code to target map code correlation not specified