A06

Clinical Information

• A parasitic infectious disorder caused by amoebas. The parasite may cause colitis which is manifested with bloody diarrheas, abdominal pain, nausea and fever. In rare cases it may spread to the liver, brain and lungs.

• Infection with any of various amebae. It is an asymptomatic carrier state in most individuals, but diseases ranging from chronic, mild diarrhea to fulminant dysentery may occur.

• Infection with any of various amebae; an asymptomatic carrier state in most individuals, but diseases ranging from chronic, mild diarrhea to fulminant dysentery may occur.

• A06.0

  Acute amebic dysentery

• A06.1

  Chronic intestinal amebiasis

• A06.2

  Amebic nondysenteric colitis

• A06.3

  Ameboma of intestine

• A06.4

  Amebic liver abscess

• A06.5

  Amebic lung abscess

• A06.6

  Amebic brain abscess

• A06.7

  Cutaneous amebiasis

• A06.8

  Amebic infection of other sites

• A06.81

  Amebic cystitis

• A06.82

  Other amebic genitourinary infections

• A06.89

  Other amebic infections

• A06.9

  Amebiasis, unspecified