PYLORIC STENOSIS
ICD-9: 537.0 Description Pyloric stenosis is narrowing of the pylorus (pyloric sphincter), the lower opening of the stomach leading into the upper part of the intestine, or duodenum. This condition...
View ArticleCONGENITAL DEFECTS OF THE URETER, BLADDER, AND URETHRA
ICD-9: 753.x Description The March of Dimes reports that birth defects of the ureter, bladder, and urethra are common, affecting as many as 1 in 10 infants. Some abnormalities cause few if any...
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CLUBFOOT (TALIPES)
ICD-9: 754.70 Description Clubfoot is a nontraumatic, frequently occurring congenital deformity in which the foot is permanently bent. The four basic forms are: talipes varus, an inversion or inward...
View ArticleCONGENITAL HIP DYSPLASIA
ICD-9: 755.63 Description Hip dysplasia, also known as developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), is an abnormality of the hip joint that may take three forms: unstable hip dysplasia, in which the hip...
View ArticleDUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
ICD-9: 359.1 Description Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a congenital disorder characterized by progressive bilateral wasting of skeletal muscles; the symptoms of the disorder do not include neural or...
View ArticleCYSTIC FIBROSIS
ICD-9: 277.0x Description Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening congenital disorder of the exocrine glands characterized by the production of copious amounts of abnormally thick mucus, especially...
View ArticlePHENYLKETONURIA
ICD-9: 270.1 Description During normal metabolic processes, the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase converts the amino acid phenylalanine to tyrosine, another amino acid. In phenylketonuria (PKU), this...
View ArticleDOWN SYNDROME (TRISOMY 21)
ICD-9: 758.0 Go to http://www.ndss.org. Find the section titled “News Room.” Click on “Media,” then “Videos,” and go to the one titled “Health Care Professionals Video.” This video gives important Down...
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FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME
ICD-9: 760.1 Description This syndrome, formally described in 1968, is also known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, or FASD. This is an umbrella term for a number of problems that may occur when the...
View ArticleTOURETTE SYNDROME
ICD-9: 307.23 Description Tourette syndrome is a disorder of the nervous system that causes an individual to make repeated involuntary sounds or tics and movements. Tourette syndrome is named for...
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