An elderly woman with an age-old disease – CMAJ May 12, 2009.
From Livorno Hospital in Italy:
“A 104-year-old woman with a 30-year history of gout and hypertension…”
The United States has the most centenarians with over 79,000 in 2007. Japan is second with 36,000 in 2008.
“Some Italians say “Cent’anni!” which means “a hundred years,” in that they wish that they could all live happily for a hundred years.”
How many 104-year-old women are there in Italy? Can this patient be easily identified?