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Case Reports
. 2012 Oct 19:2012:bcr2012007027.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007027.

Heat stroke presented with disseminated intravascular coagulation and bilateral intracerebral bleed

Satyendra Kumar Sonkar  1 , Deepika Soni, Gyanendra Kumar Sonkar
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Heat stroke presented with disseminated intravascular coagulation and bilateral intracerebral bleed

Satyendra Kumar Sonkar et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

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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Intracranial intraparenchymal bleed in bilateral corona radiata region.
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