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Rare disease
CASE REPORT
Liver transplantation for non-exertional heat stroke-related acute liver failure
  1. Sandra Coenen1,
  2. Khe Tran2,
  3. Jubi de Haan3,
  4. Rob de Man1
  1. 1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  2. 2Transplant Surgery Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
  3. 3Adult Intensive Care Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
  1. Correspondence to Sandra Coenen, s.coenen{at}erasmusmc.nl

Summary

Heat stroke is a life-threatening condition characterised by hyperthermia leading to multiple organ dysfunction. Acute liver failure is a rare and potentially fatal consequence of heat stroke. Management of heat stroke is mainly supportive but liver transplantation can be considered as the treatment of acute liver failure in heat stroke. However, literature on liver transplantation as a treatment for acute liver failure in heat stroke is scarce. Until now, no cases of liver transplantation for acute liver failure in non-exertional heat stroke have been reported. Here, we present the first case report of a successful liver transplantation in a patient with acute liver failure caused by non-exertional heat stroke after a sauna visit.

  • hepatitis other
  • resuscitation

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-221029

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors SC is the author of the article, she interpreted the data and critically reviewed the existing literaure on the topic. KT, JDH and RDM made substantial contributions by interpreting the data and by reviewing and correcting the manuscript critically. All authors have seen and approved the final version.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.