Table 1.
Classification of Congenital Anomalies According to the ICD-10
| System | Number | Percentage | Detail | ICD-10 | Anomaly detected atb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIT | 1 | 1 | aUnspecified upper GIT obstruction | Q 40.9 | Illness visit |
| Genitourinary system | 6 | 3 | Undescended testis & hypospadias | Q 53.9 & 54.9 | Birth |
| Phimosis | Q 55.8 | Illness visit | |||
| Imperforate hymen | Q 52.3 | 6 weeks' visit | |||
| Hydrocele (2) | P 83.5 | 6 weeks' visit | |||
| Small white cyst at base of penis | Q 55.8 | Birth | |||
| Cardiovascular system | 4 | 2 | Patent ductus ateriosus | Q 25.0 | Illness visit |
| VSD | Q 21.0 | Illness visit | |||
| Perimembranous VSD | Q 21.0 | Illness visit | |||
| Atrial-septal defect | Q.21.1 | Illness visit | |||
| Dysmorphic | 4 | 2 | Down syndrome | Q 90.9 | Birth |
| Facial asymmetry (2) | Q 67.0 | Birth/6 weeks'visit | |||
| Short mandible, short maxilla, and high arched palate | Q 38.5 | 6 weeks' visit | |||
| Head & neck | 12 | 7 | Small nodular mass, right side of face | Q 82.9 | Illness visit |
| Choanal atresia | Q 30.0 | Illness visit | |||
| Ankyloglossia (4) | Q 38.1 | 6 weeks' visit | |||
| Branchial cleft vestige | Q 18.0 | Birth | |||
| Preauricular sinus | Q 18.1 | 6 weeks' visit | |||
| Preauricular tags (2) | Q 17.0 | 6 weeks' visit | |||
| Small growth on tongue | Q 38.3 | Birth | |||
| Growth right side of neck | Q 18.9 | Illness visit | |||
| Multiple systems | 10 | 6 | Umbilical hernia & ankyloglossia | K 42, Q 38.1 | 6 weeks' visit |
| Inguinal scrotal hernia & birthmark | K 40, Q 82.5 | 6 weeks' visit | |||
| Preauricular sinus & birthmark | Q 18.1, Q 82.5 | 6 weeks' visit | |||
| Umbilical hernia, inguinal hernia & club foot | K 42, K40, Q 66.0 | 6 weeks' visit | |||
| Flexion deformity fingers & microcephaly & unspecified abnormality of the GIT | Q 68, Q75.3, Q43 | Birth | |||
| Umbilical hernia & birthmark (2) | K 42, Q 82.5 | 6 weeks' visit | |||
| Low set ears, short neck & left limb deformity | Q 17.4, Q 18.8, | Birth | |||
| Umbilical hernia & polydactyly | Q 74.9 | 6 weeks' visit | |||
| Umbilical hernia & nodular swelling left frontotemporal | K 42, Q 69.9 | 6 weeks' visit | |||
| K 42, Q 82.9, Q 55.6, Q 82.5 | |||||
| Musculoskeletal | 101 | 56 | Umbilical hernia (64) | K 42 | 6 weeks' visit |
| Umbilical hernia & inguinal hernia (1) | K 42, K40 | 6 weeks' visit | |||
| Inguinal hernia (2) | K 40 | 6 weeks' visit | |||
| Polydactyly (26) | Q 69 | Birth/6 weeks' visit | |||
| Genu recurvatum (1) | Q 68.2 | Birth | |||
| Congenital club foot (4) | Q 66.0 | Birth/6 weeks' visit | |||
| Brachymetatarsia (1) | Q 74.8 | 6 weeks' visit | |||
| Syndactyly (webbed toes) (1) | Q 70.3 | Birth | |||
| Unspecified lower limb deformity (1) | Q 74.9 | 6 weeks' visit | |||
| Central nervous system | 3 | 2 | Anencephaly | Q 00.0 | Birth |
| Hydrocephalus | Q 03.9 | Birth | |||
| Spinal bifida (meningomyelocele & hydrocephalus) | Q 05.2 | Birth | |||
| Skin | 38 | 21 | Birth mark (37) | Q.82.5 | Birth/6 weeks' visit |
| Poliosis (1) | Q.84.0 | Birth | |||
| Unspecified | 1 | 1 | Unspecified anomaly of the cardiorespiratory system | Q.34.9 | Birth |
| Total | 180 | 100 | ICD-10 |
a
Major anomalies are highlighted in bold; multiple system anomalies that included at least one major anomaly were also classified as major anomalies.
b
Anomalies were detected at birth by a midwife, and detected at 6 weeks' or at an illness visit by a study physician.
ICD, International Classification of Diseases Codes; Version 10; GIT, gastrointestinal tract; VSD, ventricular septal defect;