G37.0 is the ICD-10 code for Diffuse sclerosis. It is a four-character subcategory of G37 (Other demyelinating diseases of central nervous system), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block G35–G37 (Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system) in Chapter VI, Diseases of the nervous system.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- VI · G00–G99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What G37.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Periaxial encephalitis
- Schilder disease
What G37.0 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- adrenoleukodystrophy [Addison-Schilder] E71.3
G37.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
G37.0Diffus skleros
G37.0Diffus sklerose
DG370Diffus cerebral sklerose
- DG370AEncefalitis periaxialis
G37.0Keskushermoston diffuusi skleroosi
G37.0Diffuse Hirnsklerose
G37.0Sclérose diffuse
G37.0diffuse sclerose
G37.0Diffuse sclerosis of central nervous system
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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