Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified (J82)

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Clinical Information

Eosinophils - Granular leukocytes with a nucleus that usually has two lobes connected by a slender thread of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing coarse, round granules that are uniform in size and stainable by eosin.

Pulmonary Eosinophilia - A condition characterized by infiltration of the lung with EOSINOPHILS due to inflammation or other disease processes. Major eosinophilic lung diseases are the eosinophilic pneumonias caused by infections, allergens, or toxic agents.

Instructional Notations

Type 2 Excludes

A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

• pulmonary eosinophilia due to aspergillosis B44
• pulmonary eosinophilia due to drugs J70.2 J70.4
• pulmonary eosinophilia due to specified parasitic infection B50 B83
• pulmonary eosinophilia due to systemic connective tissue disorders M30 M36
• pulmonary infiltrate NOS R91.8