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Case Reports
. 2005 Mar;63(3):229-31.
doi: 10.5414/cnp63229.

Severe rhabdomyolysis and renal failure triggered by a sauna visit in sickle cell trait: a case report

Ch Eisenbach  1 , J Pohl, R Dikow, W Stremmel, J Encke
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Case Reports

Severe rhabdomyolysis and renal failure triggered by a sauna visit in sickle cell trait: a case report

Ch Eisenbach et al. Clin Nephrol. 2005 Mar.

Abstract

Sickle cell trait (SCT) is an usually asymptomatic hemoglobinopathy. Cases of sudden excertional deaths in individuals with SCT have been described. We here report an exceptional case of excessive rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure triggered by a sauna visit in a 29 year-old African American with SCT.

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