Abstract |
An unusual case of an exertional heatstroke in a healthy 25-year-old man is presented. Initially, the patient was deeply comatose and developed severe rhabdomyolysis and massive hepatic necrosis. Subsequently, he received a liver transplant with remarkable improvement in his mental status, although the rhabdomyolysis continued. The patient died 41 days after the transplant due to a complicating infection. Providing that infections can be effectively controlled, liver transplants might be a promising therapeutic alternative for the few patients who survive the initial neurological consequences of this unusual event.
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Authors | T Hassanein, J A Perper, L Tepperman, T E Starzl, D H Van Thiel |
Journal | Gastroenterology
(Gastroenterology)
Vol. 100
Issue 5 Pt 1
Pg. 1442-7
(May 1991)
ISSN: 0016-5085 [Print] United States |
PMID | 2013389
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Heat Exhaustion
(complications, surgery)
- Hepatic Encephalopathy
(etiology, pathology, surgery)
- Humans
- Liver
(pathology)
- Liver Transplantation
- Male
- Muscles
(pathology)
- Physical Exertion
- Rhabdomyolysis
(etiology)
- Sepsis
(etiology)
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