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 _____ 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).