Generalized edema in a patient with severe heart and liver failure – diagnosis and treatment
Journal Title: Medycyna Ogólna i Nauki o Zdrowiu - Year 2013, Vol 19, Issue 4
Abstract
A 58-year-old man was admitted to the Department of Internal Medicine due to massive generalized oedema and ascites. The patient had a history of numerous afflictions associated with alcoholism. In order to determine the cause of increasing symptoms, laboratory and imaging tests were performed. Despite intensive treatment, the patient died of rapidly developing heart and liver failure.Key wordsascites, scrotal oedema, oedema, heart failure, liver cirrhosis
Authors and Affiliations
Monika Skrzypek, Małgorzata Horbaczewska, Ewa Januszczak, Joanna Horbaczewska, Andrzej Prystupa
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