Research Article
Complicated Posterior Cervical Skin and Soft Tissue Infections at a Single Referral Center
Table 2
Summary of the predisposing factors
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| Predisposing factor () | (%) |
| None | 60 (34.5) | Diabetes mellitus | 70 (40.2) | Hypertension | 19 (10.9) | Pneumonia | 9 (5.2) | Cardiovascular diseases | 9 (5.2) | Liver diseases | 6 (3.4) | Renal insufficiency | 5 (2.9) | Hematological diseases | 3 (1.7) | Anemia | 56 (32.2) | Hypoalbuminemia | 62 (35.6) | Autoimmune disease | 2 (1.1) | Psychiatric disorders | 1 (0.6) | Gout | 2 (1.1) | Ulcerative colitis | 1 (0.6) | Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage | 1 (0.6) | Congestive heart failure | 1 (0.6) |
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Given patient could have more than one risk factor. |