Comorbid conditions in pediatric practice

The comorbidity is an urgent scientific and practical problem of modern pediatrics. The practical significance of combined pathology in children is determined by its widespread occurrence and universal impact on all aspects of a child’s health and treatment options. In patients with congenital heart defects, outcomes are influenced by numerous non-cardiac and genetic factors. In childhood and adolescent bronchial asthma, concomitant diseases are a common cause of adverse outcomes, such as poor disease control, frequent seizures, decreased quality of life and increased healthcare costs. A stable interdependence between the state of the gastrointestinal tract and the development of allergic or autoimmune diseases has been proven. The article describes a clinical case of late diagnosis of concomitant pathology in a child with chronic gastritis with clinical symptoms, diagnostic criteria and drug treatment options. The understanding the etiology and pathogenesis of concomitant conditions in children will help identify risk groups for the formation of chronic noncommunicable diseases and develop a plan for their prevention.