PMID: 11905096Mar 22, 2002Paper

Multi-organ failure in a young soldier: a clinical-pathological meeting

Harefuah
Shmuel N HeymanHoward Amital

Abstract

This clinical-pathological conference took place at the Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, on February 21, 2001. We present the case of a young and previously healthy soldier who developed multi-organ failure with predominant liver dysfunction following exertional heatstroke. The patient's clinical course consisted of an early phase of transient encephalopathy, associated with hyperthermia, hypophosphatemia, mild laboratory indications of renal failure, rhabdomyolysis and consumption coagulopathy. Following an intermediate convalescing phase that lasted a single day the patient deteriorated into a catastrophic course with hemodynamic instability, fulminant hepatic failure, respiratory distress, kidney failure, rhabdomyolysis, coagulopathy and coma. He died 4 days later. In this article we elaborate on the association of heatstroke with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in general, and fulminant liver failure in particular. The nature of hypophosphatemia and the possible role of additional injury from acetaminophen are discussed.

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