Code | Name | Alternative Name | Description |
PH101 | Bronchitis, chronic | | inflammation of one or more bronchi, usually secondary to infection |
PH102 | Broncho-pneumonia | bronchial pneumonia, bronchoalveolitis, bronchopneumonitis, lobular pneumonia | inflammation of the lungs which usually begins in the terminal bronchioles |
PH103 | Carcinoma, bronchoalveolar | | malignant tumour of the bronchioles and alveoli in the lungs |
PH104 | Diphtheria, larynx | | the voice box showing changes brought about by diphtheria (acute contagious bacterial infection marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing) |
PH105 | Emphysema | | a lung condition featuring an abnormal accumulation of air in the lung's many tiny air sacs (alveoli), leading to abnormally large air spaces, lack of lung elasticity and scarring |
PH106 | Giant cell carcinoma | | a variant of large cell carcinoma that is particularly aggressive |
PH107 | Influenza, lung | | an acute highly contagious virus disease that is caused by various strains of orthomyxoviruses; symptoms include fever, prostration, severe aches and pains, and progressive inflammation of the respiratory mucous membrane |
PH108 | Large cell carcinoma, lung | | cancer originating in the peripheral part of the lung; the cells are large and look abnormal under a microscope |
PH109 | Lung | | main organ of respiration, lying either side of heart |
PH110 | Lung cancer, secondary, unknown primary | | secondary lung cancer as a result of cancer metastasising from an unknown site |
PH111 | Lung, heart failure | | congestion of the blood vessels in the lungs due to some defect in the pumping action of the heart |
PH112 | Oedema, lung | odema | fluid accumulation in the lungs |
PH113 | Pleural endothelioma, malignant | | a malignant tumour which is formed from tissues of the serous membranes covering the lungs |
PH114 | Pleurisy, acute | | inflammation of the pleura (protective membrane of lung) |
PH115 | Pneumonia | | an infection that occurs when fluid and cells collect in the lung |
PH116 | Pulmonary bland infarct, new | | a new infarct (an area of tissue death due to a local lack of oxygen), without any sign of infection |
PH117 | Pulmonary hypertension, lung | | lung tissue showing evidence of abnormally elevated blood pressure within the pulmonary circuit |
PH118 | Small cell carcinoma | bronchogenic cancer, lung cancer, oat cell cancer | a fast-growing, malignant tumor of the lungs |
PH119 | Smoker's lung | | lung showing changes brought about by smoking cigarettes |
PH120 | Squamous cell carcinoma | | this cancer forms in cells lining the airways; most common lung cancer in men |
PH121 | Streptococci in lung | | lung tissue showing evidence of infection with strep bacteria |
PH122 | Trachea | | airway that leads from the larynx to the lungs |
PH123 | Tuberculosis, lung | | chronic disease that is caused by the tubercle bacillus and by mycobacterium bovis |
PH124 | Tuberculosis, with bacteria, pulmonary cavity | | tuberculosis evident in the cavity in which the lungs are situated |
PH125 | Venous congestion, chronic, lung | | overfilling and distention of the veins with blood as a result of mechanical obstruction or heart problems |
