Hirschsprung's disease is a birth defect in which nerves are missing from parts of the intestine. Its most prominent symptom is constipation, and other symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and slow growth. Most children develop signs and symptoms shortly after birth, though others are diagnosed later in infancy or early childhood, and complications may include enterocolitis, megacolon, bowel obstruction and intestinal perforation.
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ICD-10 ChapterXVII: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
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1. Wikidata: Hirschsprung's Disease
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Subclass of: intestinal dysganglionosis
2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
3. Wikipedia: Non-communicable disease
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Genetic disorders are caused by errors in genetic information that produce diseases in the affected people.
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Genetic disorders are caused by errors in genetic information that produce diseases in the affected people.
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- First described in 1691 by Frederik Ruysch, article intro
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Diseases of the large intestine which may require surgical removal include Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, familial adenomatous polyposis, and total colonic Hirschsprung's disease.
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