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- * Upon admission, she was critically unstable, with dangerously low blood pressure and high temperature, prompting immediate medical intervention.
- * After diagnosis and emergency surgery (cholecystectomy), the patient responded well to treatment and was discharged for rehabilitation 32 days later, highlighting the need for thorough monitoring during heat stroke cases.
Article Abstract
Background: During a heat stroke, microvascular injury may occur as a result of thermal damage and systemic hypoperfusion. We present a case of an older woman who experienced emphysematous cholecystitis during a treatment of heat stroke.
Case Presentation: A 91-year-old woman presented unconscious with a blood pressure, pulse, and core temperature of 73/48 mmHg, 135 bpm, and 39.8°C, respectively. The patient was diagnosed with heat stroke. Twenty-two hours after arrival, the patient fell into septic shock. We diagnosed emphysematous cholecystitis and performed an emergency cholecystectomy. As the bile culture was positive for , meropenem was administered. The patient was transferred for rehabilitation 32 days after admission.
Conclusions: Emphysematous cholecystitis can present during a treatment of heat stroke. An abdominal X-ray examination should be performed during treatment of heat stroke in the acute phase regardless of the physical assessment.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7733147 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ams2.613 | DOI Listing |
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