CASE REPORT
Generalized edema in a patient with severe heart and liver failure – diagnosis and treatment
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Studenckie Koło Naukowe przy Katedrze i Klinice Chorób Wewnętrznych, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie
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Katedra i Klinika Chorób Wewnętrznych, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie
Corresponding author
Andrzej Prystupa
Studenckie Koło Naukowe przy Katedrze i Klinice Chorób Wewnętrznych Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lublinie
Studenckie Koło Naukowe przy Katedrze i Klinice Chorób Wewnętrznych Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lublinie
Med Og Nauk Zdr. 2013;19(4):504–507
KEYWORDS
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 words
ascites, scrotal oedema, oedema, heart failure, liver cirrhosis
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