R78

Synonym

• Acute bronchitis/bronchiolitis

Inclusions

• acute lower respiratory infection NOS
• bronchitis NOS
• chest infection NOS
• laryngotracheobronchitis
• tracheobronchitis

Exclusions

• chronic bronchitis R79
• influenza R80
• allergic bronchitis R96

Criteria

• in children and adults:

- cough and fever with scattered or generalized abnormal chest

• signs:

- wheeze, coarse rales, rhonchi or moist sounds

• in infants (bronchiolitis):

- dyspnoea and hyperinflation

Consider

• wheezing R03
• cough R05
• upper respiratory tract infection R74

ICD-10

• J20.0; J20.1; J20.2; J20.3; J20.4; J20.5; J20.6; J20.7; J20.8; J20.9; J21.0; J21.1; J21.8; J21.9; J22; J40