Category: Ενδιαφέροντα Περιστατικά

An 89-year-old man with a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, a pacemaker (inserted in 2006 due to sick sinus syndrome), ischemic heart disease, mild chronic renal failure, allergy to penicillin, bronchiectasis .... developed a cough that had started about 20 days ago. The cough worsened in the last week and fever and diarrhea (~2 per day) occurred. Gradually settled downRead More

A 76-year-old gentleman with a history of diabetes mellitus under insulin, coronary artery disease (with stenting 8 years ago in the territory of myocardial infarction), heart failure, arterial hypertension, obesity, hyperlipidemia and nephrolithiasis asked for our help because of a fever of 5 days that rose up to 38.5 °C but usually went down with simple antipyretics without reporting other accompanying symptoms. The previousRead More

An 82-year-old lady with a history of osteoporosis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, back pain, bilateral hip arthroplasty, hyperlipidemia and 2 hospitalizations for pneumonia in the previous years, asked for our help after an episode of "dizziness" that occurred in the bathroom while urinating a few hours after midnight. The patient denied the presence of any other symptoms, except for a mild nausea and eructations (rales)Read More

An 82 year old lady developed weakness which settled gradually over a period of about 3 weeks. At the same time she noticed a decrease in appetite. Gradually the weakness became so severe that she could hardly get out of bed and shortly before asking for our help she developed instability in walking. From her history there was hypertension, anaemia (for whichRead More

A 70-year-old patient, with a history of treated hypertension, a smoker, with gastritis and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, came to the clinic because of a cough of 3 months with accompanying weakness, which did not allow him to perform his daily tasks, sweating, drowsiness, upper limb tremors , anorexia and weight loss (~ 6 kg). The patient denies any other symptoms (fever, runny nose, headache, chest pain,Read More

A 17-year-old patient with an unrelated history presented with fever (up to 39⁰C) with a cough of approximately one week's duration. The patient was examined 3 days ago by a physician who recommended symptomatic treatment for a possible viral infection. He reported no other respiratory symptoms (runny nose, nasal congestion, pharyngalgia) but complained of severe weakness and easy fatigue. At the clinicRead More