A case of multiple organ failure due to heat stoke following a warm bath

Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 210-212

  Kim, Seung Young ^a   Sung, Su Ah ^a   Ko, Gang Jee ^a   Boo, Chang Su ^a   Jo, Sang Kyung ^a   Cho, Won Yong ^a   Kim, Hyoung Kyu ^a  

^a Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Heat stroke; Kidney failure; Liver failure

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BATH; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS HEMOFILTRATION; COOLING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HEAT STROKE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OLIGURIA; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 37849189438     PISSN: 12263303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2006.21.3.210     Document Type: Article

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