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Acute liver failure due to non-exertional heatstroke after sauna
Elife Erarslan1, Ilhami Yüksel, Serap Haznedaroglu
1Etlik Íhtisas Educational and Research Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara, Turkey. elifeerarslan@gmail.com
Abstract:
Acute liver failure is defined as rapid loss of liver function that patients without previously recognized liver disease sustain a liver damage. Acute liver failure due to non-exertional heatstroke has rarely been reported. We reported here an unusual case of heat stroke induced acute liver failure (ALF) after sauna. A 63 year old man without previously recognized liver and other systemic disease was admitted for loss of consciousness and impaired liver function after sauna. Despite intensive supportive care, ALF developed. Liver transplantation was planned but the patient died on the sixth day of hospitalization. Non-exertional heatstroke induced ALF is a rare and serious condition. ALF caused by non-exertional heatstroke which requires liver transplantation for definitive solution should be kept in mind in early period.
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