Table 1

Table 3-15-Frequency Distribution of Primary Diagnosis for Children of Gulf War Veterans in the CCEP (N=191)

Diagnosis                               Number  

Healthy (normal exam)                     72    

Congenital abnormalities*                 35    

Dermatitis, eczema, folliculitis, acne    14    

Other                                     11    

Upper respiratory infections               9    

Asthma, reactive airway disease            6    
                               
Psychosis, depression,                  
obsessive/compulsive disorder              6             
                              
Otitis media                               6    

Attention deficit/hyperactivity            5    
                   
Seizures                                   5    

Developmental delay                        4    

Gastroesophageal reflux                    4    

Nephritis, vesicoureteral               
reflux, hydrocele                          4    

Dermoid cysts, hemangiomas                 3    

Rash                                       2    

Anemia                                     1    

Choroid plexus carcinoma                   1    

Chronic pneumonia                          1    

Insomnia                                   1    

Tinea capitis                              1    

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  Total                                  191

* Specific diagnoses include: congenital heart disease (3); cleft lip or palate (5); chromosomal abnormalities (4); hydrocephalus (5); minor congenital defects (11); including duplicated toe and pectus excavatum; and others (7).

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense, Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program for Persian Gulf War Veterans: CCEP Report on 18,598 Participants (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Defense, 1996).