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MALADIE LEGIONNAIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bacterial Diseases
  • The Lungs
Universal entry(ies)
A48.1
classification system code, see observation
DEF

An acute, sometimes fatal, bacterial disease caused by infection with Legionella pneumophila, not spread by person-to-person contact[, that] is characterized by pneumonia, high fever, gastrointestinal pain, headache, and sometimes involvement of the kidneys, liver or nervous system.

OBS

A48.1: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

Key term(s)
  • legionnaire disease

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies bactériennes
  • Poumons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
A48.1
classification system code, see observation
CONT

La maladie des légionnaires se présente sous la forme d'une pneumopathie aiguë, parfois précédée de céphalées, de douleurs musculaires et de malaise général. [...] La transmission interhumaine n'a jamais été observée.

OBS

A48.1 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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