Case report2017Open access

Multiple organ dysfunction due to heatstroke after sauna: case report and review of the literature

Zhuang Y, Dai LF, Diao RZ

JRSM open · 1 citation

How it was studied

Design
Case report (indexed by PubMed)
Studied in
People
Main outcome
Clinical events such as disease or death

Who paid for it

Funding
Independent funding

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Publication

Published
2017-07-01 · JRSM Open · vol. 8 · issue 7 · p. 2054270417702313
Publisher
SAGE Publishing
Cited
3 citations · more than 9% of similar papers · 0.0× the field average
References
15 works
Access
Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC
Research areas
Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Climate Change and Health Impacts · High Altitude and Hypoxia
Keywords
Heatstroke, Organ dysfunction, Medicine, Surgery, Internal medicine

3 authors

From CN

  • Yan Zhuang · correspondingJiangsu Province Hospital; Nanjing University
  • Linfeng DaiJiangsu Province Hospital; Nanjing University
  • Ren-zheng DiaoJiangsu Province Hospital; Nanjing University

Abstract

Heatstroke usually occurs in summer during heat waves, and few cases occur in winter. We report the case of a 26-year-old man who went through multiple organ dysfunction after sauna in January, and finally was diagnosed as heatstroke.

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