AN UNUSUAL SYNCOPE CASE

Mrs. R. Kamatchi, 83 years old woman complaining of pruritic “hives” (small red bumps) one day ago on trunk and thighs accompanied by nausea and light-headedness. Her left eyelid also became swollen. Symptoms occurred at rest and lasted two hours. The swelling of her eyelid lasted a bit longer than the bumps on her trunk and thighs. Her light-headedness represented presyncope. She had many similar episodes in the past six months. During one episode, she had syncope and was hospitalized. She was diagnosed with orthostatic hypotension.