Polymorbidity: a View on Combined Pathology

Abstract

Aim. To describe clinical cases exhibiting a rare combination of dermatoses in one patient in order to prevent iatrogenic errors.

Results. The present article describes clinical cases of patients with polymorbid pathologies, which constitutes one of the current interdisciplinary healthcare problems. The described clinical cases indicate the co-occurrence and overlap of various diseases, which complicates the final diagnosis. Polymorbidity in modern patients turns the diagnostic process into a search for an optimal solution, which frequently requires innovative approaches. A mixed clinical picture leads to iatrogenic errors. A detailed differential diagnostics should be performed when establishing the final clinical diagnosis, which could reduce the frequency of medical-diagnostic and tactical errors. In this connection, a prolonged diagnostic route contributes to the timely detection of interdependent pathologies. The analysis of clinical cases related to managing patients with polymorbid pathologies facilitates the prevention of the progression of each disease, as well as the determination of prognostic aspects.

Conclusion. Considering the narrow specialisation of medical institutions, the management of patients with polymorbid pathologies is a challenging problem. The management of such patients requires adherence to a clear clinical diagnostic algorithm and a multidisciplinary approach, which allows diagnostic errors and complications associated with drug therapy to be avoided, thus improving the quality of healthcare services. Polymorbid pathology constitutes an interdisciplinary problem requiring the development of a unified procedure for the management of patients, which should be aimed at the early detection of combined pathology, eliminating polypharmacy, reducing the overall risk of diseases and improving the life quality of patients.