DIS_SPEC field

Containing table:
Explanation of variable:
Specifies the event identified by DIS_ID. Only applicable for DIS_IDs: ADM, MCP, MCX, and CVM
Format of data:
Character. See coding table below for valid coding.

Coding Table

Code (DIS_ID)Code (DIS_SPEC)Description
ADMCRVCCervical cancer
ADMKSKaposi sarcoma
ADMNHGNon-Hodgkin Lymphoma - not specified
ADMNHGBNon-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Burkitt (Classical and Atypical)
ADMNHGINon-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (Immunoblastic or Centroblastic)
ADMNHGPNon-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Primary Brain Lymphoma
ADMNHGUNon-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Unknown/other histology
CANDCANECandidiasis oesophogeal
CANDCANMCandidiasis (oral) (outside neonatal period)
CANDCANOCandidiasis specification: Oesophageal candidiasis (not inclding isolated oral candidiasis)
CANDCANTCandidiasis specification: Candidiasis of the bronchi, trachea, or lungs
CMVCMVOCytomegalovirus (pneumonia, oesophagitis, colitis, adrenalitis, other organs (excluding spleen, hepatitis or lymphadenitis)
CMVCMVRCytomegalovirus retinitis
MCPLARYMycobacterium tuberculosis in the larynx
MCPMILIMiliary (pulmonary infection with a radiographic appearance of millet seeds scattered throughout the lung)
MCPPULMMycobacterium tuberculosis in lung tissue
MCPTRTRMycobacterium tuberculosis in the tracheobronchial tree
MCPUNKPPulmonary mycobacterium tuberculosis, specific location unknown
MCXBLBMDetection of mycobacterium tuberculosis in blood and/or bone marrow cultures
MCXBOJOMycobacterium tuberculosis in bones (other than spine) or joints
MCXCOMIMycobacterium tuberculosis in the CNS other than meningitis
MCXGENUMycobacterium tuberculosis in the genito-urinary tract
MCXLYEXMycobacterium tuberculosis in extrathoracic Lymph nodes
MCXLYITMycobacterium tuberculosis in intrathoracic Lymph nodes (without lung involvement)
MCXMENGMeningitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
MCXOTHMycobacterium tuberculosis detected in location not specifiable elsewhere
MCXPECAMycobacterium tuberculosis in the pericardium
MCXPETOMycobacterium tuberculosis in the peritoneum or digestive tract
MCXPLRAMycobacterium tuberculosis in the Pleura (isolated without lung involvement)
MCXSKINMycobacterium tuberculosis in the skin
MCXSPNEMycobacterium tuberculosis in the spine
MCXUNKPExtra pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis, specific location unknown