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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].

OR

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].

OR

Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include [risk factor 1], [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].

OR

Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] may be occupational, environmental, genetic, and viral.

Risk Factors

  • There are no established risk factors for [disease name].

OR

  • 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].
  • Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include [risk factor 1], [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].

Common Risk Factors

  • Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] may be occupational, environmental, genetic, and viral.
  • 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
    • Cystic fibrosis
    • Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)
    • Crohn's disease
    • Post-operative
    • Duplication Cyst
    • Lymphomas
    • Areas of reactive lymphoid hyperplasia

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