Severe rhabdomyolysis and renal failure triggered by a sauna visit in sickle cell trait: a case report
Eisenbach, C.; Pohl, J.; Dikow, R.; Stremmel, W.; Encke, J.
Clinical Nephrology 63(3): 229-231
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-0430 PMID: 15786826 Document Number: 587388
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.