TY - JOUR
T1 - What is your diagnosis?
AU - Krejci-Manwaring, Jennifer
AU - West, Daniel A.
AU - Aires, Daniel J.
PY - 2013/8/27
Y1 - 2013/8/27
N2 - A 66-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with chest pain and dyspnea. Her skin was gray in color, particularly on the face and arms. The patient had a history of atrial fibrillation, but because of her aversion to Western medicine, she had not seen a physician in more than a year and had discontinued all medications, except for herbal and dietary supplements. She was taking more than 50 supplements daily including multiple vitamins, large quantities of carrot juice, N-acetylcysteine, and algae. She reported 1 year of intolerable abdominal pain that occurred 1 to 2 years prior to presentation, which she attempted to treat by consuming 1 qt of colloidal silver water daily; the abdominal pain had resolved by the time she presented to us and she had not consumed the colloidal silver water for at least 1 year prior to presentation. An electrocardiogram confirmed atrial fibrillation contributing to her presenting symptoms, which dissipated once appropriate medication was initiated.
AB - A 66-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with chest pain and dyspnea. Her skin was gray in color, particularly on the face and arms. The patient had a history of atrial fibrillation, but because of her aversion to Western medicine, she had not seen a physician in more than a year and had discontinued all medications, except for herbal and dietary supplements. She was taking more than 50 supplements daily including multiple vitamins, large quantities of carrot juice, N-acetylcysteine, and algae. She reported 1 year of intolerable abdominal pain that occurred 1 to 2 years prior to presentation, which she attempted to treat by consuming 1 qt of colloidal silver water daily; the abdominal pain had resolved by the time she presented to us and she had not consumed the colloidal silver water for at least 1 year prior to presentation. An electrocardiogram confirmed atrial fibrillation contributing to her presenting symptoms, which dissipated once appropriate medication was initiated.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 23772435
AN - SCOPUS:84882607694
VL - 91
SP - 224
EP - 226
JO - Cutis
JF - Cutis
SN - 0011-4162
IS - 5
ER -