8C70.2 category

Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy

Definition

Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a muscle disease characterised by muscular weakness and atrophy, with early contractures of the tendons and cardiac involvement (arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy).

Also indexed as

EMD - [Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy]EMD1 - [Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy 1]Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophyEmery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, X-linkedEmery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, autosomal dominantEmery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, autosomal recessiveMuscular dystrophy, tardive, Dreifuss-Emery type, with contractures

Nearby in Muscular dystrophy

8C70.0Becker muscular dystrophy
8C70.1Duchenne muscular dystrophy
8C70.3Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
8C70.4Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
8C70.5Scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy
8C70.6Congenital muscular dystrophy
4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified