Table 1 Mapping the terms “hypersensitivity” and “allergy” in the ICD-11 beta draft structure (October 2014 version)
Terms | Definition according to the EAACI-WAO revised nomenclature | ICD-11 Beta draft search (October 2014 version) | Location according to the Linearization (October 2014 version) |
|---|---|---|---|
“Hypersensitivity” | “Conditions clinically resembling allergy that cause objectively reproducible symptoms or signs, initiated by exposure to a defined stimulus at a dose tolerated by normal subjects.” | “Hypersensitivity reactions” | Under the “Disorders of lymphocyte number” subchapter |
“Hypersensitivity myocarditis” | Under the “Diseases of the myocardium” chapter | ||
“Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust” | Under the “Pneumonia” subchapter | ||
“Other specific hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust” | |||
“Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust, unspecified” | |||
“Hypersensitivity of the labyrinth” | Listed as an Inclusion of “Labyrinthine dysfunction” | ||
“Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome” | Listed as an Inclusion of “DRESS Syndrome” | ||
“Hypersensitivity NOS” | Listed as an Inclusion of “Adverse effects, not elsewhere classified” | ||
“Skin tests for: hypersensitivity” | Cited as an Inclusion of “Diagnostic skin and sensitization tests” | ||
“Allergy” | “A hypersensitivity reaction initiated by immunologic mechanisms.” | “Allergy to substances in contact with the skin” | Under the “Skin disorders provoked by external factors” subchapter |
“Oral allergy syndrome” | Under the “Allergy to substances in contact with the skin” subchapter | ||
“Other specified forms of cutaneous allergy” | |||
“Allergy or allergic reaction” | Under the “Adverse effects, not elsewhere classified” subchapter | ||
“Allergy NOS due to pollen” | Under the “Vasomotor and allergic rhinitis” subchapter | ||
“Pollen-food allergy syndrome” | Cited as an Inclusion of “Oral allergy syndrome” | ||
“Food allergy | Cited as an Inclusion of “Allergy or allergic reaction” | ||
“Allergy tests” | Cited as an Inclusion of “Diagnostic skin and sensitization tests” |