title: Acute liver failure due to non-exertional heatstroke after sauna.
abstract: Acute liver failure is defined as rapid loss of liver function that patients without previously recognized liver disease sustain a liver damage. Acute liver failure due to non-exertional heatstroke has rarely been reported. We reported here an unusual case of heat stroke induced acute liver failure (ALF) after sauna. A  63 year old man without previously recognized liver and other systemic disease was admitted for loss of consciousness and impaired liver function after sauna. Despite intensive supportive care, ALF developed. Liver transplantation was planned but the patient died on the sixth day of hospitalization. Non-exertional  heatstroke  induced  ALF  is  a  rare  and  serious  condition.  ALF  caused  by  non-exertional  heatstroke  which requires liver transplantation for definitive solution should be kept in mind in early period.
authors.affiliation: Etlik Íhtisas Educational and Research Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara, Turkey. elifeerarslan@gmail.com
authors.forename: Elife
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erarslan
authors.forename: Ilhami
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yüksel
authors.forename: Serap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haznedaroglu
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D018883:Heat Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005082:Physical Exertion; D029002:Steam Bath / Q000009:adverse effects*