A rare cause of altered mental status and fever in a young military recruit in Puerto Rico.
P R Health Sci J
; 33(4): 200-2, 2014 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25563039
Heat stroke (HS) is a medical emergency characterized by increased core body temperature with associated systemic inflammatory response leading to a syndrome of multi-organ damage in which encephalopathy predominates. We describe a case of a 29 year old male recruit presenting with altered mental status during military training in Puerto Rico. Associated symptoms included high grade fever, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision and profuse sweating followed by loss of consciousness. Upon arrival to medical evaluation the patient was found with dry skin and depressed Glasgow Coma Score. Initial laboratories, clinical evolution of symptoms and imaging studies were consistent with the diagnosis of HS. Patient was managed with mechanical ventilatory support, intravenous fluids and external cooling measures. He was later discharged home without any neurological sequelae. To our knowledge this is the first documented case of HS in Puerto Rico.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos da Consciência
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Golpe de Calor
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Febre
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Militares
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Doenças Profissionais
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Puerto rico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
P R Health Sci J
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Porto Rico
País de publicação:
Porto Rico