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Anales de Medicina Interna
Print version ISSN 0212-7199
Abstract
PARDO CABELLO, A. J. et al. Acute liver failure following heat stroke. An. Med. Interna (Madrid) [online]. 2005, vol.22, n.9, pp.429-430. ISSN 0212-7199.
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.
Keywords : Heat stroke; Acute liver failure; Rhabdomyolysis; Multiple organ failure.