Abstract：
The geriatric failure to thrive, a controversial French concept not present in the international literature, was first characterized by Jean Carrié in 1956. It is described as a process of aging and physical and psychological decline associated with advanced age, manifesting as a pronounced overall deterioration. In this case report, we present the case of an 88-year-old patient, admitted to a general medicine service for geriatric failure to thrive, whose management eventually leads to the diagnosis of endocarditis with digestive cancer complicated by a characterized depressive episode. This case prompts us to consider the geriatric failure to thrive with extreme caution and challenges the legitimacy of such a diagnosis in the context of an aging population and the progress of medical sciences.
摘要：
老年人未能茁壮成长，一个在国际文献中不存在的有争议的法国概念，1956年由JeanCarrie首次表征。它被描述为与高龄相关的衰老和身体和心理衰退的过程，表现为明显的整体恶化。在这个案例报告中,我们介绍一个88岁的病人,因老年病未能茁壮成长而进入普通医学服务，其治疗最终导致诊断为心内膜炎并伴有消化道癌症并伴有特征性抑郁发作。这种情况促使我们考虑老年人的失败，以极端谨慎的态度茁壮成长，并在人口老龄化和医学科学进步的背景下挑战这种诊断的合法性。
