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. 2017 Jan;6(1):32–39. doi: 10.21037/tp.2016.07.05

Table 3. Distribution of comorbidities.

Comorbidities Number of cases* (n=179) Percentage (%)
Pneumonia 45 25.1
Malaria 27 15.1
Sepsis 26 14.5
Dermatitis 17 9.5
Thrush 11 6.2
Urinary tract infection 11 6.1
Dysentery 8 4.5
Otitis 9 3.9
Cerebral motor disability 5 2.8
Mouth ulcers 5 2.8
Meningitis 4 2.2
Other comorbidities** 15 8.4

*, a patient could present more than one comorbidity; **, pyloric stenosis, Hirschprung’s disease, labiopalatine cleft, osteomyelitis, pericarditis anal imperforation.