Heat stroke presented with disseminated intravascular coagulation and bilateral intracerebral bleed.
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Heat stroke is a life-threatening condition which is characterised by nausea, vomiting, confusion, disorientation and coma. Aggressive treatment in the form of intravenous fluids along with other symptomatic management can be life saving. Here we present an unusual case of heat stroke followed by disseminated intravascular coagulation, multiple organ dysfunction with bilateral intracerebral bleed who survived with judicious management and recovered without any neurological sequeale.
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BMJ Case Rep 2012: bcr2012007027
PMID: 23087280

Heat stroke presented with disseminated intravascular coagulation and bilateral intracerebral bleed

Department of Medicine, King George's Medical University (formerly CSMMU), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Department of Biochemistry, King George's Medical University (formerly CSMMU), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Professor Satyendra Kumar Sonkar, moc.liamg@raknos.ardneytas
Professor Satyendra Kumar Sonkar, moc.liamg@raknos.ardneytas
Copyright 2012 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

Abstract

Heat stroke is a life-threatening condition which is characterised by nausea, vomiting, confusion, disorientation and coma. Aggressive treatment in the form of intravenous fluids along with other symptomatic management can be life saving. Here we present an unusual case of heat stroke followed by disseminated intravascular coagulation, multiple organ dysfunction with bilateral intracerebral bleed who survived with judicious management and recovered without any neurological sequeale.

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