2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Congential Anomalies 740-759 > Chromosomal Anomalies 758.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 758.31
Cri-du-chat syndrome 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 758.31 can be accessed here. - An infantile syndrome characterized by a cat-like cry, failure to thrive, microcephaly, MENTAL RETARDATION, spastic quadriparesis, micro- and retrognathia, glossoptosis, bilateral epicanthus, hypertelorism, and tiny external genitalia. It is caused by a deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5 (5p-).
- Deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5 characterized by a variable clinical picture consisting of severe mental deficiency, growth retardation, multiple abnormalities and a peculiar crying sound resembling that of a suffering kitten (hence the synonym crying cat syndrome or cri du chat syndrome), that disappears within weeks or months after birth.
- 758.31 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 758.31 contains 5 index entries
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758.31 also known as:
Index entries containing 758.31:- Cri-du-chat syndrome
758.31 Deletion syndrome- 5p
758.31
Syndrome - see also Disease- autosomal - see also Abnormal, autosomes NEC
- cat-cry
758.31
- cri-du-chat
758.31
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