Anest. intenziv. Med. 2015;26(1):17-22

A man with painless jaundice, anaemia and intermittent chest pain - case reportIntesive Care Medicine - Case Report

Karvunidis Thomas*, Chvojka Jiří, Ledvinová Lenka, Raděj Jaroslav, Danihel Vojtěch, Novák Ivan, Matějovič Martin
JIP, I. interní klinika, Fakultní nemocnice a Lékařská fakulta Plzeň

A sixty six-year old man with a history of arterial hypertension and excellent quality of life was successfully treated for community-acquired pneumonia with an empirical antibiotic in the outpatient setting. However he developed painless jaundice, progressive dyspnoea and intermittent chest pain about two weeks later. He sought his GP who immediately referred him to the regional hospital. Next, he was transferred to the Teaching Hospital in Pilsen due to a worsening condition shortly after the ambulatory examination. The case report describes and discusses the complicated course and management of a rare disease.

Keywords: autoimmune haemolytic anaemia; anaemic syndrome; acute coronary syndrome

Received: September 2, 2014; Accepted: November 20, 2014; Published: February 1, 2015  Show citation

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