Acute liver impairment in a young, healthy athlete: Hypoxic hepatitis and rhabdomyolysis following heat stroke

Case Reports in Gastroenterology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 563-568

  Azzopardi, Neville ^a   Chetcuti, Stephania ^a   Sant, Jessica ^a   Pocock, James ^a  

^a MATER DEI HOSPITAL   (Malta)

Author keywords

Hypoxic hepatitis; Ischaemic hepatitis; N acetyl cysteine; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; EPHEDRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLLAPSE; FLUID THERAPY; HEAT STROKE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIC HEPATITIS; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84866699454     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16620631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338838     Document Type: Article

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