Comprehensive evaluation of an elderly man with pancreatic cancer who becomes silent after treatment for COVID-19

Authors

  • Alain Raimundo Rodríguez-Orozco Facultad de Ciencias Médicas y Biológicas Dr Ignacio Chávez. Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
  • Martha Estrella García-Pérez
  • Christian Cortés-Rojo
  • Rocío del Carmen Montoya Pérez

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Medicina

Abstract

Background. Pancreatic cancer often runs silently for long periods, even in advanced stages. The elderly with COVID-19 poses a complex diagnostic challenge.

Clinical case. 93-year-old man who after treatment for covid develops obstructive jaundice syndrome caused by pancreatic cancer that had remained silent. The causes that precipitated the appearance of obstructive symptoms are discussed.

Conclusions. Both the COVID 19 disease and its pharmacological treatment can accelerate the presentation of obstructive symptoms that accompany pancreatic cancer. A comprehensive evaluation of the elderly with suspected COVID-19 is recommended due to the complexity of its clinical manifestations.

Keywords: elderly; COVID-19; pancreatic cancer; comprehensive evaluation, primary care

CADERNOS de atención primaria a publicación dos profesionais de atención primaria en Galicia, editado por Asociación Galega de Medicina Familiar e Comunitaria, Vol 28(1) Volume único 2022 Editorial AGAMFEC Editorial Científica Para saber máis Orixinais Casos clínicos Humanidades Cartas ao director

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2022-11-28

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Rodríguez-Orozco AR, García-Pérez ME, Cortés-Rojo C, Montoya Pérez R del C. Comprehensive evaluation of an elderly man with pancreatic cancer who becomes silent after treatment for COVID-19. Cad.Aten.Primaria [Internet]. 2022 Nov. 28 [cited 2024 May 11];28(1):4. Available from: https://journal.agamfec.com/index.php/cadernos/article/view/54

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Vol. 28 No. 1 (2022)

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Case studies

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