Liver failure occurring as a component of exertional heatstroke
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Liver failure occurring as a component of exertional heatstroke.
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...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0016-5085
DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(91)90801-q