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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
There are no established risk factors for [disease name].
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The most potent risk factor in the development of [disease name] is [risk factor 1]. Other risk factors include [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].
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Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include [risk factor 1], [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].
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Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] may be occupational, environmental, genetic, and viral.
Risk Factors
Common Risk Factors
- Common risk factors in the development of intussusception include:
- male gender: It affects boys four times as often as girls
- age 6 to 12 months :Intussusception can affect both children and adults, although most cases occur in children ages 6 months - 2 years
Less Common Risk Factors
- Less common risk factors in the development of intussusception include:
- antecedent viral illness: HHV-6, Adenovirus, Viral gastroenteritis, Bacterial gastroenteritis
- seasonal variation
- first-generation rota virus vaccination
- Meckel's diverticulum
- polyp
- Ciliac Disease[1]
- Cystic fibrosis
- Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)
- Crohn's disease
- Post-operative
- Duplication Cyst
- Lymphomas
- Areas of reactive lymphoid hyperplasia