muscular disease
disease in which the muscle fibers do not function, resulting in muscular weakness
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Summary
muscular disease is a rare disease[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of rare disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,468 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3]
- Subclass of: musculoskeletal disorder[4], muscle tissue disease[5]
- Commons category: Diseases and disorders of the muscular system[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Muscular disorders[7]
- Anatomical location: muscle tissue[8]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9]
- Topic has template: Template:Myopathy[10]
- ICD-9-CM: 359.9[11], 728.3[12], 359.8[13]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C101216[14]
- Health specialty: rheumatology[15], neurology[16]
- Genetic association: MYH7[17], FHL1[18], FLNC[19]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0003198[20], http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0080000[21], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:0080000[22], http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_423[23], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:423[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[25]
Why It Matters
muscular disease has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]