1. A06 Amebiasis

    Includes:

    • infection due to Entamoeba histolytica

    Excludes1

    • other protozoal intestinal diseases (A07.-)

    Excludes2

    1. A06.0 Acute amebic dysentery

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Acute amebiasis
      • Intestinal amebiasis NOS
    2. A06.1 Chronic intestinal amebiasis

    3. A06.2 Amebic nondysenteric colitis

    4. A06.3 Ameboma of intestine

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Ameboma NOS
    5. A06.4 Amebic liver abscess

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Hepatic amebiasis
    6. A06.5 Amebic lung abscess

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Amebic abscess of lung (and liver)
    7. A06.6 Amebic brain abscess

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Amebic abscess of brain (and liver) (and lung)
    8. A06.7 Cutaneous amebiasis

    9. A06.8 Amebic infection of other sites

      1. A06.81 Amebic cystitis

      2. A06.82 Other amebic genitourinary infections

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Amebic balanitis
        • Amebic vesiculitis
        • Amebic vulvovaginitis
      3. A06.89 Other amebic infections

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Amebic appendicitis
        • Amebic splenic abscess
    10. A06.9 Amebiasis, unspecified

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.