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046.2 is a billable ICD-9-CM medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
Diagnosis Definition(s)
rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years.
Also applicable to/known as
Dawson's inclusion body encephalitis
Van Bogaert's sclerosing leukoencephalitis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index Entries That Refer To 046.2