The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be co-morbid due to Huntington’s disease:
Respiratory system (J00-J99)
- Aspiration pneumonia (pneumonia caused by inhalation of foreign material (often stomach contents)).
- Pneumonia (pneumonia)
- Respiratory insufficiency (respiratory failure; disturbance of external (mechanical) respiration).
Blood, hematopoietic organs – immune system (D50-D90).
- Thrombosis (vascular disease in which a blood clot (thrombus) forms in a vein).
Skin and subcutaneous (L00-L99).
- Decubitus (bedsores)
Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99)