Description of the disease * EnglishPolish Pobierz sekcję do PDF Definition Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) deficiency is a metabolic disorder characterised by prolonged apnoea after the use of certain anaesthetic drugs, including the muscle relaxants succinylcholine or mivacurium and other ester local anaesthetics. The duration of the prolonged apnoea varies significantly depending on the extent of the enzyme deficiency. Disease data Classification Disease Synonyms Pseudocholinesterase deficiency ORPHA code 132 OMIM code 617936 ICD10 code E88.8 ICD11 code 5C59.Y *Soruce Extended description of the disease Pobierz sekcję do PDF No additional description. Orphanet - interntowa baza danych dotyczących rzadkich chorób i sierochych leków. ©INSERM 1999 - Dostępna na stronie www.orphanet.pl