C P I Chan, Y L Wong, K Y E Sha. Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong
CASE REPORT
On 24 February 2009, an 80-year-old woman presented to the geriatric ward with malaise and bilateral lower-limb oedema.
She had taken Chinese herbal medicine for these symptoms 1 week earlier but her condition had not improved. She had hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and anaemia secondary to chronic illness. Her long-term medication was nifedapine (20 mg twice daily).
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