Death after sauna-case report of a heat stroke associated subarachnoid hemorrhage
Nothnagel AM, Schwartz S, Abramovich I, Schneider T, Angermair S, Treskatsch S
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 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
- 2024-11-26 · Front Cardiovasc Med · vol. 11 · p. 1476962
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media
- Cited
- 3 citations · more than 71% of similar papers · 0.7× the field average
- References
- 14 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- Keywords
- Medicine, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Stroke (engine), Cardiology, Intensive care medicine, Internal medicine, Engineering
6 authors
From DE
- Anna Maria NothnagelHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Freie Universität Berlin; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Stefan SchwartzHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Freie Universität Berlin; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Igor AbramovichHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Freie Universität Berlin; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Thomas SchneiderHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Freie Universität Berlin; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Stefan AngermairHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Freie Universität Berlin; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Sascha Treskatsch · correspondingHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Freie Universität Berlin; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Abstract
Heat exposure could cause organ injuries leading to multi-organ failure. This case report describes a cardiopulmonary healthy 61-year-old woman who was admitted to our university hospital in an unconscious state after spending more than 30 min in an 80°C sauna. Initial radiological imaging revealed no pathological findings. Laboratory results revealed a rapidly progressing disseminated intravascular coagulation ("DIC") and a clinically asymptomatic COVID-19 infection. The patient died 38 h after admission due to a second-stage subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with progressive DIC. This report emphasizes the importance of awareness and strategies to mitigate deadly consequences of heat exposure.
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