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Berlusconi’s condition is serious, but he is responding well

  • April 8, 2023
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Dr. Alberto Zangrillo, Silvio Berlusconi’s permanent physician, admitted this Saturday that former Italian prime minister suffers from ‘serious pathology’ and is in a “difficult” situation, but noted that

Dr. Alberto Zangrillo, Silvio Berlusconi’s permanent physician, admitted this Saturday that former Italian prime minister suffers from ‘serious pathology’ and is in a “difficult” situation, but noted that it “responds well to treatment.”

“I am calm, Berlusconi responds well to treatment. Moreover, we do our best. I have a patient in front of me who is also a great friend, I cannot deny it, there is a lot of personal involvement,” the doctor said as he left the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan (North), where the politician remains hospitalized in a intensive care unit.

Since his hospitalization last Wednesday, the medical team has only released a medical report confirming that Berlusconi, 86, For some time he has been suffering from leukemia. and hospitalized for treatment of a “lung infection”.

“It is clear that we are talking about a patient whose age you all know, with a well-established pathology and complication,” Zangrillo added in statements published by the local press.

Currently, the priority is to stop pneumonia. this caused him breathing problems, although the doctor acknowledged that “It is a complication of a pathological clinical picture of a different nature” that you are trying “to the best of your ability”.

Italy spent days reflecting on the state of health three times prime minister and director of Mediaset, one of the most important media empires in Italy and Europe, among other companies.

Constantly accompanied by his family, among the last visits he received was Mediaset President Fedele Confalonieri, who remarked as he left: “There are concerns, but we are optimistic.”

Yesterday, Friday, he called the director of the newspaper Il Giornale, Augusto Minzolini, whom he assured: “It’s hard, but I’ll get out of this”reports the editorial office of the newspaper.

During his entry, Berlusconi also contacted his party leaders and government allies such as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Vice President and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini.

For its part, the coordinator of the party Forza Italia and Foreign Minister Antonio Tagiani, indicated that the politician would like to return home last night, but acknowledged that he needed to continue treatment under medical supervision.

Berlusconi had already been hospitalized in San Raffael last week for what was described as a “medical check-up”, but his condition was not cause for concern. Berlusconi has been repeatedly hospitalized over the years: one of the most recent, in January 2022, was necessary due to a urinary tract infection.

EFE

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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