A Patient with 38 Years of Smoking History and Severe Shortness of Breath by E. R. Buklis, N. I. Kokina, E. L. Bueverova, M. V. Feldsherov, V. S. Komarova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Diagnosis of bronchiolitis, in which this symptom may be the only one, is difficult, especially in patients with a long history of smoking and the presence of comorbid pulmonary pathology.Conclusion. A clinical case of bilateral bronchiolitis in the framework of the post-COVID syndrome is presented. …”
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Urinary Catheter Colonization by Multidrug-Resistant Cedecea neteri in Patient with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Peter S. Ginn, Serina B. Tart, Stephen M. Sharkady, Dorothea K. Thompson

“…We report a rare case of urinary catheter colonization by a multidrug-resistant C. neteri strain in a patient of advanced age with benign prostatic hyperplasia and other chronic comorbidities. This C. neteri isolate was resistant or intermediate to second-generation cephalosporins, penicillins, and certain β-lactamase inhibitor/β-lactam combinations. …”
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Metabolic Perturbations and Severe COVID-19 Disease: Implication of Molecular Pathways by Ersilia Nigro, Fabio Perrotta, Rita Polito, Vito D’Agnano, Filippo Scialò, Andrea Bianco, Aurora Daniele

“…It was first reported in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019 and rapidly spread globally, becoming a pandemic in March 2020. Among comorbidities observed in SARS-CoV-2 positive patients, hypertension (68.3%) and type 2-diabetes (30.1%) are the most frequent conditions. …”
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Impaired Adipose Tissue Expandability and Lipogenic Capacities as Ones of the Main Causes of Metabolic Disorders by Isabel Moreno-Indias, Francisco José Tinahones

“…However, mechanisms involved and its comorbidities are not elucidated. Recent theories concerning the causes of obesity have focused on a limit to the functional capacity of adipose tissue, comparing it with other vital organs. …”
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Rectal Ischemia Mimicked Tumor Mass by Nicolaos Zikos, Panagiota Aggeli, Evangelia Louka, George Pappas-Gogos

“…Ischemic proctitis is a rare disease which is usually encountered in elderly with comorbidities. We present a case of an 80-year old man with severe coronary disease who presented with severe hematochezia and hypotension. …”
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Optical coherence tomography angiography in patients with focal epilepsy by Flora Rider, Alla Guekht, Alla Guekht, Alexander Shpak, Alexander Shpak

“…A comparison of individuals with epilepsy with and without comorbid major depressive disorder revealed no differences in OCTA data. …”
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Is oxidative stress - antioxidants imbalance the physiopathogenic core in pediatric obesity? by Ancuta Lupu, Silvia Fotea, Elena Jechel, Iuliana Magdalena Starcea, Ileana Ioniuc, Anton Knieling, Delia Lidia Salaru, Maria Oana Sasaran, Olga Cirstea, Ninel Revenco, Cristina Maria Mihai, Vasile Valeriu Lupu, Alin Horatiu Nedelcu

“…The connection between the underlying disease and the associated comorbidities seems to be partially attributable to oxidative stress. …”
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Suicide Obsessions in a First Responder without Previous Diagnosis of OCD or History of Suicide Attempts by Vivekananda Rachamallu, Michael M. Song, Haiying Liu, Charles L. Giles, Terry McMahon

“…There are many published studies reporting higher risk of suicidality in OCD patients, as well as studies describing increased risk of suicidality in OCD patients with other comorbid psychiatric conditions such as major depressive disorder (MDD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). …”
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The Impact of Psoriasis and Metabolic Syndrome on the Systemic Inflammation and Oxidative Damage to Nucleic Acids by Drahomira Holmannova, Lenka Borska, Ctirad Andrys, Pavel Borsky, Jan Kremlacek, Kvetoslava Hamakova, Vit Rehacek, Andrea Malkova, Tereza Svadlakova, Vladimir Palicka, Jan Krejsek, Zdenek Fiala

“…Psoriasis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease associated with a wide range of comorbidities, including metabolic syndrome (MetS). Serum calprotectin, ANGPTL8, and oxidative damage to nucleic acids might be associated with both diseases. …”
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Diffuse Arterial Thrombosis as a First Manifestation of Occult Malignancy by Marija Vavlukis, Irina Kotlar, Emilija Chaparoska, Emilija Antova, Sasko Kedev

“…Further investigation of this young patient with no risk factors for hypercoagulable state and no other comorbidities led to complete work-up including diagnostic evaluation for malignancy. …”
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Outcome measurement in SLE patient: Indonesian version of RAND SF-36 summary scores and some scales were not reliable by Anggraini Kartika Sari Prita, Amelia Kharina, Cahyani Frameiza

“…All subjects were women with an average age of 22.37 ± 5.10 years, the majority had secondary education (66.7%), were not married (79.2%), had no comorbidities (31.6%), and the duration of SLE was more than 3 years (62.5%). …”
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Potential and challenges for an integrated management of tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension: A scoping review protocol. by Vitri Widyaningsih, Ratih Puspita Febrinasari, Victoria Sari, Clarissa Augustania, Bintang Verlita, Chatarina Wahyuni, Bachti Alisjahbana, Ailiana Santosa, Nawi Ng, Ari Probandari

“…Studies have reported comorbidities between tuberculosis (TB) and NCDs, which necessitates the development of an integrated disease management model. …”
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Factors Associated with Chronic Noncancer Pain in the Canadian Population by Saifudin Rashiq, Bruce D Dick

“…The considerable impact of distress and depression on CNCP are also highlighted. A number of comorbid medical illnesses increased CNCP risk, including some (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, epilepsy and thyroid disease) that have not hitherto been associated with pain. …”
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A Community based Cross Sectional Study on Nutritional status among Elderly in Rural Telangana by Sneha Simon, Bhavani R, Balabaskaran S

“…Females, unemployment, smoking habits, presence of comorbidities, inadequate vegetable intake and lack of social support were significantly associated with malnutrition. …”
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Examination of Physicians’ Perception of the Indications of Colorectal Stents in the Management of Malignant Large Bowel Obstruction: A Provincial Survey by Jean-Frédéric LeBlanc, Myriam Martel, Alan N. Barkun

“…Out of 112 respondents, 74% preferred surgical intervention in young, healthy individuals with MLO. Advanced age and comorbidities motivated 56.3% (95% CI 47.1–65.5%) of participants to opt for SEMS placement. …”
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Frailty among Older Adults Who Developed Acute Coronary Syndrome during Hospitalization for Noncardiac Illness and Their Outcome: A Prospective Observational Study by Arun David, Priya Vijayakumar, M Vijayakumar

“…Subjects were divided into those admitted primarily due to an ACS (Group I, n = 94) and those developing ACS following admission for noncardiac illness (Group II, n = 216). Comorbidities, medications, investigations, management, outcome, and clinical frailty scale were compared between the two groups at the time of admission, after 30 days, and after 6 months. …”
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Case Report: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Of A Patient With Pathological Gambling by S. Olga Guriz, Aslı Ekinci, M. Hakan Türkçapar

“…In this report, the effectiveness of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy that accompanied a drug therapy is discussed in a case of a pathological gambling with comorbid depression.…”
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Androgenetic Alopecia: A Review by Sebastine Oseghae Oiwoh, Ademola Olusegun Enitan, Olubola Titilope Adegbosin, Adeolu Oladayo Akinboro, Emmanuel Olaniyi Onayemi

“…As results of more research become available, the extent of AGA, its comorbidities as well as the full spectrum of their manifestations will continue to be sources of health education and more holistic examination by dermatologists and patients.…”
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Factors influencing the determination of dosing weight in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) by Cassandra R. Montoya, Janine Y. Khan, Delphine Nelson, Gustave Falciglia

“…Associations with infant characteristics including comorbid conditions, serum biochemistries, fluid intake, and urine output were evaluated. …”
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Translational Research for Occupational Therapy: Using SPRE in Hippotherapy for Children with Developmental Disabilities by Deborah Weissman-Miller, Rosalie J. Miller, Mary P. Shotwell

“…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates DD affects nearly 10 million children, aged 2–19, where diagnoses may be comorbid. Hippotherapy is defined here as a treatment strategy in occupational therapy using equine movement to achieve functional outcomes. …”
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