A06.5†† Dagger (etiology)

Amoebic lung abscess

Dual coding (†/*)

This is a dagger (†) etiology code — pair it with the corresponding asterisk (*) manifestation code.

Paired codesJ17.3*Pneumonia in parasitic diseases J99.8*Respiratory disorders in other diseases classified elsewhere

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Coding guidance (WHO 2019)

Amoebic abscess of lung (and liver) (J99.8*) Amoebic abscess of lung (and liver) with pneumonia (J17.3*)

Sibling codes

A06Amoebiasis A06.0Acute amoebic dysentery A06.1Chronic intestinal amoebiasis A06.2Amoebic nondysenteric colitis A06.3Amoeboma of intestine A06.4†Amoebic liver abscess (K77.0*)A06.6†Amoebic brain abscess (G07*)A06.7Cutaneous amoebiasis A06.8Amoebic infection of other sites A06.9Amoebiasis, unspecified