[Acute hepatitis due to heatstroke].
The hepatic injury is a nearly constant event in the course of a heatstroke, which rarely evolves to a severe liver failure. In these cases, the patient's survival is conditioned to an early treatment and, sometimes, an orthotopic liver transplantation is needed. We report a case of severe acute hepatitis in a 17-year-old man, due to a heatstroke during a vigorous exercise in a training program. High ambient temperature and a long time without training predisposed to the development of heatstroke in this patient. Outcome was favourably, with a total recovery in a few weeks.
Pastor
M A
MA
Servicio de Medicina Digestiva, Hospital La Fe, Valencia.
Pérez-Aguilar
F
F
Ortiz
V
V
Nicolás
D
D
Berenguer
J
J
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D018883:Heat Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D005082:Physical Exertion
Hepatitis aguda grave causada por golpe de calor.