Severe rhabdomyolysis and renal failure triggered by a sauna visit in sickle cell trait: a case report.
Sickle cell trait (SCT) is an usually asymptomatic hemoglobinopathy. Cases of sudden excertional deaths in individuals with SCT have been described. We here report an exceptional case of excessive rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure triggered by a sauna visit in a 29 year-old African American with SCT.
Eisenbach
Ch
Ch
Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Intoxications, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Christoph_Eisenbach@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Pohl
J
J
Dikow
R
R
Stremmel
W
W
Encke
J
J
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000150:complications*; D029002:Steam Bath / Q000009:adverse effects*