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A Preclinical Model of Exertional Heat Stroke in Mice
Published on: July 1, 2021
A Case of Exertional Heat Stroke Complicated by Hypoxic Hepatitis
Bertram K Woitok1, Shawki Bahmad1, Gregor Lindner1
1Department of General Internal and Emergency Medicine, Buergerspital Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland.
Background:
Exertional heat stroke is a life-threatening condition often complicated by multiorgan failure. We hereby present a case of a 25-year-old male presenting with syncope after a 10 km run in 28°C outside temperature who developed acute liver failure. Case Presentation. Initial temperature was found to be 41.1°C, and cooling measures were rapidly applied. He suffered from acute renal failure and rhabdomyolysis and proceeded to acute liver failure (ASAT 6100 U/l and ALAT 6561 U/l) due to hypoxic hepatitis on day 3. He did not meet criteria for emergency liver transplantation and recovered on supportive care.
Conclusions:
Acute liver failure due to heat stroke is a life-threatening condition with often delayed onset, which nevertheless resolves on supportive care in the majority of cases; thus, a delayed referral to transplant seems to be reasonable.
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