Table 3.
Detailed listing of comorbidities
| Type | Concomitant illness | N | % |
| Autoimmune | Diabetes mellitus | 16 | 11.0 |
| Diabetes mellitus type 2 | 7 | 4.8 | |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 10 | 6.9 | |
| Systemic lupus erythematosus | 4 | 2.8 | |
| Bullous pemphigoid | 3 | 2.1 | |
| Autoimmune thyroiditis | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Retroperitoneal fibrosis | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Psoriatic arthritis | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Multiple sclerosis | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Lupus anticoagulant | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Erythema nodosum | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Chronic thrombocytopenia | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Celiac disease | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Autoimmune hemolytic anemia | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Any autoimmune | 41 | 28.3 | |
| Any autoimmune (excluding diabetes) | 27 | 18.6 | |
| Malignancy | Breast cancer | 6 | 4.1 |
| Leukemia | 3 | 2.1 | |
| Prostate cancer | 3 | 2.1 | |
| Known metastatic site | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Bladder cancer | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Carcinoma of the intestine, stomach, esophagus, colon, or rectum | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Cervix cancer | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Liver carcinoma | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Multicentric Castleman disease | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Myelofibrosis | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Polycythemia vera | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Squamous cell left hand cancer | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Squamous cell of face | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Total malignancy | 21 | 14.5 | |
| Surgery | Unspecified | 8 | 5.5 |
| Endarterectomy | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Appendectomy | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Cesarean section | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Circumcision | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Hernia repair | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Ileal conduit | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Left hip replacement | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Mediport | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Skin graft from left leg to left elbow | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Tonsillectomy | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Ventral hernia repair | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Total surgery | 12 | 8.3 | |
| Postpartum | PPH | 5 | 3.4 |
| Total postpartum | 5 | 3.4 | |
| Other | Hypertension | 7 | 4.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 3 | 2.1 | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 3 | 2.1 | |
| Coronary artery disease | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Cerebrovascular accident | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Hepatitis C | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Herpes zoster | 2 | 1.4 | |
| HIV | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Atrial fibrillation | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Anemia | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Anticardiolipin antibody | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Aortic aneurysm | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Aplastic anemia | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Asthma | 1 | 0.7 | |
| CABG | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Cholecystitis | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Colon perforation | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Chronic renal failure | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Emphysema | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Fell hurting ankle | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Fibroid | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Fibromyalgia | 1 | 0.7 | |
| GERD | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Glaucoma | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Gout | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Hematoma left leg | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Hypertension | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Hyperthyroidism | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Hypothyroidism | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Increased cholesterol | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Left elbow injury | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (not cause of inhibitor) | 1 | 0.7 | |
| On warfarin for history of mesenteric vein thrombosis | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Osteoporosis | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Polymyalgia rheumatica | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Pulmonary nodule not biopsied | 1 | 0.7 | |
| s/p OVA | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Transient ischemic attack | 1 | 0.7 |
CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease; PPH, postpartum hemorrhage.