From Heat Stroke to Multi-Organ Failure: A Survivor's Case Report.
| Autor: | Elbashir H; Emergency Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, QAT., Saeed L; Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT., Sabir D; Emergency Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, QAT., Morgom M; Emergency Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, QAT., Abuazab Y; Medicine and Surgery, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, JOR., Madebo T; Medicine and Surgery, National Ribat University, Khartoum, SDN., Yusof AA; Critical Care, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2023 Nov 18; Vol. 15 (11), pp. e48984. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 18 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.48984 |
| Abstrakt: | A heat stroke (HS) is a medical emergency that can occur when the body is unable to cool itself down after overexertion in a hot condition. It is characterized by a high body temperature (usually greater than 40.5 degrees Celsius or 104.9 degrees Fahrenheit) and altered mental status. HS can cause a wide range of physiological changes in the body, including damage to the brain, heart, liver, kidneys, and muscles. In the case report presented, the patient was a 40-year-old man who developed severe HS. His condition rapidly deteriorated, and he developed multi-organ failure, involving the brain, liver, kidneys, muscles, and hematological system. The patient was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and intubated, despite aggressive treatment. After an 18-day stay in the ICU, the patient achieved full recovery except for myopathy, which necessitated physiotherapy. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2023, Elbashir et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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