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2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 446.4

Wegener's granulomatosis

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  • A multisystem disease chiefly affecting males, characterized by necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis involving the upper and lower respiratory tracts, glomerulonephritis, and variable degrees of systemic, small vessel vasculitis, which is generally considered to represent an aberrant hypersensitivity reaction to an unknown antigen.
  • 446.4 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 446.4 contains 11 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 446.* hierarchy

Alternate Terminology

  • Necrotizing respiratory granulomatosis
  • Wegener's syndrome


 Index entries containing 446.4:

Angiitis 447.6
  • allergic granulomatous 446.4
    • Wegener's (necrotizing respiratory granulomatosis) 446.4
      Churg-Strauss syndrome 446.4
        Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
        • Klinger's 446.4
          Granuloma NEC 686.1
          • Wegener's (necrotizing respiratory granulomatosis) 446.4
            Granulomatosis NEC 686.1
            • necrotizing, respiratory 446.4
              • Wegener's (necrotizing respiratory) 446.4
                Klinger's disease 446.4
                  Syndrome - see also Disease
                  • Churg-Strauss 446.4
                    • Wegener's (necrotizing respiratory granulomatosis) 446.4
                      Wegener's granulomatosis or syndrome 446.4