Multi-organ damage in exertional heat stroke.
Exertion-induced heat stroke is a relatively rare disorder in the moderate maritime climate of The Netherlands. Serious complications of excessive physical activity rarely occur. We describe a marathon runner with multi-organ failure after exertion-induced heat stroke. The patient developed shock, diarrhoea, coma, rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure, liver cell damage and disseminated intravascular coagulation but recovered completely.
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D000328:Adult; D006359:Heat Exhaustion / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012420:Running