2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Circulatory System 390-459 > Diseases Of Arteries, Arterioles, And Capillaries 440-448 > Polyarteritis Nodosa And Allied Conditions 446.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 446.4
Wegener's granulomatosis On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 446.4 can be accessed here. - 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. (Dorland, 27th ed)
- 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
446.4 also known as:- 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
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