Difficulties of assessing precise age in old persons: A case report

We report a case of an elderly person who alleged his age to be eighty five years, was referred from Health secretary as directed by the Honorable High court of Karnataka. The individual presented himself alone to the District Hospital for the examination and certification by the District surgeon. A panel of doctors was constituted, who examined the person individually and reported to the concerned authority. Surprisingly the age was found to be less by 25–30 years. This paper focuses on the difficulties faced by the experts in opining the age of elderly individuals.