Heat Stroke Leading to a Fatal Outcome.

acute encephalopathy acute kidney injury acute liver failure disseminated intravascular coagulation (dic) heat stroke multi-organ failure

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2023
Historique:
accepted: 01 01 2023
entrez: 3 2 2023
pubmed: 4 2 2023
medline: 4 2 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Heat stroke (HS) can cause several physiological changes in the body. In its most severe form, it can cause multi-organ failure including encephalopathy, circulatory shock, liver failure, renal failure, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and rhabdomyolysis among others. HS is a preventable condition; however, it can be life-threatening in severe forms. We present a case of HS in a 54-year-old male, with rapidly progressive multi-organ failure and a fatal outcome along with a brief literature review.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36733559
doi: 10.7759/cureus.33226
pmc: PMC9889101
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e33226

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023, Chalise et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Som N Chalise (SN)

Pulmonary and Critical Care, Riverside Health System, Newport News, USA.

Ehsun Mirza (E)

Pulmonary and Critical Care, Riverside Health System, Newport News, USA.

Raza Malik (R)

Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, USA.

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