10 Causes of Diverticulitis
Cause #10: Comorbids
Comorbidity refers to the presence of one or more co-occurring diseases. It is a term that can be used to describe the effects of multiple diseases on the primary disease of interest.
It has been observed that patients who are suffering from hypothyroidism, arterial hypertension, diabetes, and polycystic kidney disease appear to have a higher prevalence of diverticulitis compared to others.
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