Acute liver failure following heat stroke

Acute liver failure following heat stroke

Hepatic involvement during heat stroke appears frequently. In some severe and rare cases liver transplantation is needed. We report a case of a 31 years old man, amateur runner, who suffered heat stroke-related acute liver failure, rhabdomyolysis, renal failure and coagulation im-pairment during a m...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984) Spain : 1984), 2005-09, Vol.22 (9), p.429-430
Hauptverfasser: Pardo Cabello, A J, Benticuaga Martínez, M N, Martín Moreno, A, Miras Parra, F J, Sabio Reyes, F
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Sprache:spa
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Adult
Heat Stroke - complications
Humans
Liver Failure, Acute - etiology
Male
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Zusammenfassung:Hepatic involvement during heat stroke appears frequently. In some severe and rare cases liver transplantation is needed. We report a case of a 31 years old man, amateur runner, who suffered heat stroke-related acute liver failure, rhabdomyolysis, renal failure and coagulation im-pairment during a marathon. High environmental temperature, exercise duration and height where race took place could be involved. Patient had a favourable course with conservative treatment being discharged in a few days.
ISSN:0212-7199