loading...| Preferred Name |
Heat Stroke |
| Synonyms |
thermoplegia heat apoplexy |
| Definitions |
A condition caused by the failure of body to dissipate heat in an excessively hot environment or during PHYSICAL EXERTION in a hot environment. Contrast to HEAT EXHAUSTION, the body temperature in heat stroke patient is dangerously high with red, hot skin accompanied by DELUSIONS; CONVULSIONS; or COMA. It can be a life-threatening emergency and is most common in infants and the elderly. |
| ID |
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_1001340 |
| database_cross_reference |
ICD10:T67 MeSH:D018883 MedDRA:10019345 SNOMEDCT:52072009 |
| definition |
A condition caused by the failure of body to dissipate heat in an excessively hot environment or during PHYSICAL EXERTION in a hot environment. Contrast to HEAT EXHAUSTION, the body temperature in heat stroke patient is dangerously high with red, hot skin accompanied by DELUSIONS; CONVULSIONS; or COMA. It can be a life-threatening emergency and is most common in infants and the elderly. |
| has_exact_synonym |
thermoplegia heat apoplexy |
| label |
Heat Stroke |
| prefixIRI |
efo1:EFO_1001340 |
| prefLabel |
Heat Stroke |
| term editor |
Dani Welter |
| subClassOf |