Cachexia

Definition

Cachexia is a pathological generalised loss of body mass with reduction of the storage fat deposits, structural fat and musculature that can be accompanied by gradual loss of function of organs.

Exclusions

• Human immunodeficiency virus disease associated with wasting syndrome (4B4Y)
• Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined or unspecified primary sites
• nutritional marasmus (5B51)

2 subordinate codes

• MG20.0Malignant cachexia
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in General symptoms

• MG21Chills
• MG22Fatigue
• MG23Fear of death or dying
• MG24Fear of disease
• MG25Feeling ill
• MG26Fever of other or unknown origin
• MG27Haemorrhage, not elsewhere classified
• MG28Hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature