Case 25-2021: A 48-Year-Old Man with Fatigue and Leg Swelling

A 48-year-old man with alcohol use disorder was admitted because of weight gain, fatigue, and swelling in both legs. Sixteen months earlier, he had been hospitalized with mycoplasma pneumonia and, during that admission, had received a diagnosis of diabetes. A diagnostic test was performed.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2021-08, Vol.385 (8), p.745-754
Hauptverfasser:	Moore, Amber B, Wing, Jonathan R, Goiffon, Reece J, Leaf, Rebecca K, Tsao, Lana, Misdraji, Joseph
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Alcohol use Alcoholism Anemia Ascites Cardiology Cardiology General Case reports Clinical Practice Cold Compression therapy COVID-19 Diabetes Diabetes mellitus Edema Fatigue Gastroenterology Gastroenterology General Genetic disorders Genetics Genetics General Heart Failure Hemoglobin Hepatitis Hospitalist Hypertension Infections Iron Laboratories Leg Liver cirrhosis Liver Disease Liver diseases Mens health Pain Pneumonia Primary Care Systemic diseases Thromboembolism Thrombosis Ultrasonic imaging Veins & arteries Weight
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Zusammenfassung:	A 48-year-old man with alcohol use disorder was admitted because of weight gain, fatigue, and swelling in both legs. Sixteen months earlier, he had been hospitalized with mycoplasma pneumonia and, during that admission, had received a diagnosis of diabetes. A diagnostic test was performed.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMcpc2100282