Alcoholic myopathy

Description

Myopathy secondary to alcohol use and includes acute and chronic alcoholic myopathy. Several forms have been described: acute necrotizing myopathy, acute hypokalaemic myopathy, chronic alcoholic myopathy, asymptomatic alcoholic myopathy, and alcoholic cardiomyopathy.

Index terms

Alcoholic myopathy
alcoholic myopathic syndrome
alcoholic myositis

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Acute alcoholic myopathy
Chronic alcoholic myopathy

Exclusions from above levels

05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

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22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

8D44.0 – Alcoholic polyneuropathy
8D44.Y – Other specified alcohol-related neurological disorders
8D44.Z – Alcohol-related neurological disorders, unspecified

Foundation entity

Alcoholic myopathy – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/864064554

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 8D44: Alcohol-related neurological disorders › 08: Diseases of the nervous system