Diseases

Sunstroke

Heat stroke caused by exposure to the sun. It is characterized by dangerously high BODY TEMPERATURE; red, hot skin; DELUSIONS; CONVULSIONS; or COMA. It can be a life-threatening emergency and is most common in infants and the elderly.

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Heat stroke caused by exposure to the sun. It is characterized by dangerously high BODY TEMPERATURE; red, hot skin; DELUSIONS; CONVULSIONS; or COMA. It can be a life-threatening emergency and is most common in infants and the elderly.

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3 entry terms
  • Sun Stroke
  • Sun Strokes
  • Sunstrokes

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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HEAT STROKE is also available

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  1. C26w.522w.500w.500w

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QT 150

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sunstroke. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013474. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013474
  2. Sunstroke. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_stroke
  3. Sunstroke. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q337554