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amyotrophy
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amyotrophy /amy·ot·ro·phy/ (a″mi-ot´rah-fe) muscular atrophy.amyotro´phic
diabetic amyotrophy  a painful condition, associated with diabetes, with progressive wasting and weakening of muscles, usually limited to the muscles of the pelvic girdle and thigh.
neuralgic amyotrophy  atrophy and paralysis of the muscles of the shoulder girdle, with pain across the shoulder and upper arm.
a·my·ot·ro·phy (m-tr-f, m-)
n.
Muscular wasting or atrophy. Also called amyotrophia.
amyotrophy
atrophy of muscles.
neurogenic amyotrophy
see muscular atrophy.


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6 Diabetes with neurological manifestations Use additional code to identify manifestation, as: Diabetic amyotrophy (358.
Diabetes Coding. (Featured CME Topic: Diabetes Mellitus) by Hood, Frances J. / Southern Medical Journal
The differential diagnosis includes a number of other pathological conditions such as poliomyelitis, motor neuron disease, cervical disk disease, cervical spondylosis, muscular dystrophy, diabetic amyotrophy, entrapment neuropathy, and primary shoulder disorders (such as rotator cuff tears, impingement syndromes, or calcifying tendinitis).
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