Vaginal atresia

What it is

A rare vaginal malformation characterized by congenital uterovaginal outflow tract obstruction due to failure of the urogenital sinus to form the caudal aspect of the vagina, which is then replaced by fibrous tissue. The malformation may occur as an isolated developmental defect or in association with other anomalies, such as cervical agenesis, imperforate hymen, and bicornuate bicervical uterus. Presenting signs and symptoms include primary amenorrhea, cyclic pelvic pain, abdominal pain, dyspareunia, pelvic mass, menstrual disorder, and periodic fever.

Key facts

Age of onset

Childhood

Inheritance

Not applicable

Classified as

Morphological anomaly

Signs and symptoms

These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.

ICD-10 codes

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

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