Fulminant hepatic failure from heat stroke requiring liver transplantation

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 429-431

  Berger, Jeffrey ^a   Hart, John ^a   Millis, Michael ^a   Baker, Alfred L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fulminant hepatic failure; Heatstroke; Liver transplantation; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEAT STROKE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RESUSCITATION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; HEAT STROKE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 0034075658     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200006000-00015     Document Type: Article

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