8C70.3

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Description

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is an autosomal dominantly inherited muscle disease characterised by progressive muscle weakness with initial focal involvement of the facial, shoulder and arm muscles.

Index terms

  • Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
  • FMD - [facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy]
  • FSH - [facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy]
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  • FSHD - [facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy]
  • Landouzy-Dejerine disease
  • Landouzy-Déjerine atrophy
  • Landouzy-Déjerine dystrophy or facioscapulohumeral atrophy
  • Landouzy-Déjérine muscular dystrophy
  • facioscapulohumeral atrophy
  • facioscapulohumeral muscle dystrophy
  • facioscapulohumeral myopathy

Exclusions from above levels

  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/155258022 – Metabolic disorders
  • LD26.41 – Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
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  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

  • 8C70.0 – Becker muscular dystrophy
  • 8C70.1 – Duchenne muscular dystrophy
  • 8C70.2 – Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
  • 8C70.4 – Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
  • 8C70.5 – Scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy
  • 8C70.6 – Congenital muscular dystrophy
  • 8C70.Y – Other specified muscular dystrophy
  • 8C70.Z – Muscular dystrophy, unspecified

Foundation entity

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/621965073

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 8C70: Muscular dystrophy › 08: Diseases of the nervous system