Catalog

Cap disease

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Cap disease – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/482118421

Cap disease (also known as Cap myopathy) is a very rare congenital myopathy presenting a weakness of proximal, distal, facial and respiratory muscles associated with craniofacial and thoracic deformities. Onset is at birth or in childhood, weakness progression is slow but may lead to a severe and even fatal prognosis.