A 75-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department (during winter) with a fever and complications in ambulation that started a day before. Physical and medical history The patient had a history of poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes mellitus (HbA1c: 8.1%). Advanced chronic kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate, 29 mL/min/1.73 m2). And, for treatment of his condition, he was on constant insulin and allopurinol intervention. The patient had not received any influenza vaccinations prior to the beginning of the influenza season.
He reported having coryza and sneezing a few days earlier. Clinical presentation and examination Body Temperature-38.0°C Right hip pain prevented the patient from bearing weight on his right leg and also prevented him from turning to the left or right. Rapid antigen detection was initiated by using a nasopharyngeal viral swab. Physical…
