DIS_SPEC field

Containing table:
tblDIS
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
ADM NHG Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - not specified
ADM CRVC Cervical cancer
ADM KS Kaposi sarcoma
ADM NHGB Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Burkitt (Classical and Atypical)
ADM NHGI Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (Immunoblastic or Centroblastic)
ADM NHGP Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Primary Brain Lymphoma
ADM NHGU Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Unknown/other histology
CAND CANO Candidiasis specification: Oesophageal candidiasis (not inclding isolated oral candidiasis)
CAND CANT Candidiasis specification: Candidiasis of the bronchi, trachea, or lungs
CAND CANE Candidiasis oesophogeal
CAND CANM Candidiasis (oral) (outside neonatal period)
CMV CMVO Cytomegalovirus (pneumonia, oesophagitis, colitis, adrenalitis, other organs (excluding spleen, hepatitis or lymphadenitis)
CMV CMVR Cytomegalovirus retinitis
MCP LARY Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the larynx
MCP MILI Miliary (pulmonary infection with a radiographic appearance of millet seeds scattered throughout the lung)
MCP PULM Mycobacterium tuberculosis in lung tissue
MCP TRTR Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the tracheobronchial tree
MCP UNKP Pulmonary mycobacterium tuberculosis, specific location unknown
MCX BLBM Detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis in blood and/or bone marrow cultures
MCX BOJO Mycobacterium tuberculosis in bones (other than spine) or joints
MCX COMI Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the CNS other than meningitis
MCX GENU Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the genito-urinary tract
MCX LYEX Mycobacterium tuberculosis in extrathoracic Lymph nodes
MCX LYIT Mycobacterium tuberculosis in intrathoracic Lymph nodes (without lung involvement)
MCX MENG Meningitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
MCX OTH Mycobacterium tuberculosis detected in location not specifiable elsewhere
MCX PECA Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the pericardium
MCX PETO Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the peritoneum or digestive tract
MCX PLRA Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Pleura (isolated without lung involvement)
MCX SKIN Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the skin
MCX SPNE Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the spine
MCX UNKP Extra pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis, specific location unknown