Journal of Geriatric Medicine

Abstract: It has been reported that an 82-year-old man had complained of “anorexia with wasting away (weight loss of 35 pounds) over the past six months”. The cause was unknown, and his appetite dropped to only liquid milk and soy milk every day. On further examination, his CA-199 (a tumor marker) was in the normal range,... More

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What methods would you choose apart from purified protein derivative (PPD) skin test and culture for acid-fasting bacilli (AFB) to make a clinical diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in an aged patient with possible TB? These are two cases of pulmonary TB, that occurred with persistent low-grade fever, fatigue and anorexia due to a mild... More