Geriatrics in the face of war

A 78-year-old retired director of a research institute was recently admitted to our acute geriatric unit (University Hospital, Kraków, Poland) with pneumonia. Upon presentation, the patient had hypoactive delirium and mild fever. Other vitals were normal. Apart from having COVID-19 a month ago, the medical history reported by his daughter was unrevealing. He had moderately elevated C-reactive protein, creatine kinase, myoglobin, and creatinine, all of which were suggestive of rhabdomyolysis. The patient had spent the past 2 days in his car or outside in the cold.