@article {Hart1144, author = {L. E. Hart and B. P. Egier and A. G. Shimizu and P. J. Tandan and J. R. Sutton}, title = {Exertional heat stroke: the runner{\textquoteright}s nemesis}, volume = {122}, number = {10}, pages = {1144--1150}, year = {1980}, publisher = {CMAJ}, abstract = {Heat stroke in distance runners is increasing in frequency. A case is reported of a 41-year-old man who collapsed during a 10-km "fun run" held when the temperature was 31.6 degrees C and the humidity 80\%. Acute renal failure (serum creatinine level 1530 mumol/l [17.3 mg/dl]), rhabdomyolysis, disseminated intravascular coagulation and hepatic damage complicated the clinical picture. Repeated peritoneal dialysis and one cycle of hemodialysis because of a very high serum level of uric acid (1.23 mmol/l [20.7 mg/dl]) were required. Although the illness was prolonged, recovery was almost complete, and 4 months after the man{\textquoteright}s collapse the serum creatinine level had fallen to 133 mumol/l (1.5 mg/dl).}, issn = {0820-3946}, URL = {https://www.cmaj.ca/content/122/10/1144}, eprint = {https://www.cmaj.ca/content}, journal = {CMAJ} }