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myasthenia gravis

Medical Definition

Disease characterized by progressive weakness and exhaustibility of voluntary muscles without atrophy or sensory disturbance and caused by an autoimmune attack on acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction.

Wikipedia Summary

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a long-term neuromuscular junction disease that leads to varying degrees of skeletal muscle weakness. The most commonly affected muscles are those of the eyes, face, and swallowing...
Related Codes (5)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
G70Myasthenia gravis and other myoneural disorders
Type 1 Excludes (2)
G70.0Myasthenia gravis
G70.00Myasthenia gravis without (acute) exacerbation
G70.01Myasthenia gravis with (acute) exacerbation
P94.0Transient neonatal myasthenia gravis
Type 1 Excludes (1)

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