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acute poliomyelitis

Medical Definition

Acute infectious disease of humans, particularly children, caused by any of three serotypes of human poliovirus; infection is usually limited to the gastrointestinal tract and nasopharynx, and is often asymptomatic; the central nervous system, primarily the spinal cord, may be affected, leading to rapidly progressive paralysis, coarse fasciculation and hyporeflexia; motor neurons are primarily affected and encephalitis may also occur; replicates in the nervous system, and may cause significant neuronal loss, most notably in the spinal cord.
Related Codes (2)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
A80Acute poliomyelitis
Type 1 Excludes (1)
A80.9Acute poliomyelitis, unspecified

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