Idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonitis

Definition

This is an idiopathic disease in which a certain type of white blood cell called an eosinophil accumulates in the lung. These cells cause disruption of the normal air spaces (alveoli) where oxygen is extracted from the atmosphere.

Inclusions

• Idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonia

4 subordinate codes

• CB02.10Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonitis
• CB02.11Idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonitis
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Pulmonary eosinophilia

• CB02.0Asthmatic pulmonary eosinophilia
• CB02.2Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified