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Case Reports
. 2018 Aug 25;4(1):171-173.
doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2018.08.008. eCollection 2019 Jan.

Sauna-Induced Fatal Rhabdomyolysis

Min Zhuo  1 , Jiahua Li  2 , Jeffrey H William  1
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Case Reports

Sauna-Induced Fatal Rhabdomyolysis

Min Zhuo et al. Kidney Int Rep. .
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Electrocardiogram 2 hours after presentation (K 9.6 mmol/l); right bundle branch block (solid arrow), peaked T waves (open arrow), and prolonged QTc segment 565 milliseconds.
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