title: [Heat stroke and burns resulting from use of sauna].
abstract: We describe a case of severe heat stroke resulting from exposure to extreme heat in a sauna for an unknown period of time. The patient sustained 20% 2nd degree burns. On arrival at the emergency department, the patient's temperature was 40.5 degrees C. At the critical care unit, the patient developed severe multi-organ failure and critical polyneuropathy. Severe heat stroke is a rare diagnosis in Denmark. The treatment is symptomatic and the prognosis is grave, especially in combination with severe burns.
authors.affiliation: Intensiv Afdeling 4131, Rigshospitalet, DK-2100 København Ø. kimrunitz@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rünitz
authors.forename: Tom Hartvig
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018883:Heat Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D029002:Steam Bath / Q000009:adverse effects*