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M45 Ankylosing spondylitis

Part of Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue , block Spondylopathies (M45-M49) .

Official Notes

Inclusion Terms

Rheumatoid arthritis of spine

Excludes1

arthropathy in Reiter's disease ( M02.3- )

Excludes1

juvenile (ankylosing) spondylitis ( M08.1 )

Excludes2

Behçet's disease ( M35.2 )

Child Codes

Referenced By

Official notes on these codes cite M45.

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