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Age and Ageing 2005 34(3):307-309; doi:10.1093/ageing/afi061
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oupjournals.org

Case Report

Orthostatic hypotension in an octogenarian—an unusual presentation

Fiona Bragg and N. Pradeep Kumar

Department of the Health Care of the Elderly, Queen’s Medical Centre, University Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK

Address correspondence to: N. P. Kumar, Department of the Health Care of the Elderly, B floor, South Block, Queens Medical Centre, University Hospital NHS Trust, Derby Road, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK. Fax: (+44) 115 875 4619. Email: pradeep.kumar{at}mail.qmcuh-tr.trent.nhs.uk

Orthostatic hypotension is a common problem in older adults and can be associated with falls, dizziness and syncope and their associated consequences. Therefore, it is important to recognise the condition and institute appropriate management. We report an elderly woman who presented with orthostatic hypotension and was found to have a rare, benign yet potentially fatal condition.

Keywords: older adult, angiomyolipoma of the kidneys, orthostatic hypotension

Received July 2, 2004; Revision received December 29, 2004. accepted in revised form December 29, 2004.


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