• Journal of anesthesia · Jan 2009

    Case Reports

    Successful treatment with hydrocortisone for heat stroke with critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency: transitional changes in serum cytokine and cortisol concentrations.

    • Takashi Miyauchi, Ryosuke Tsuruta, Satoshi Kutsuna, Takashi Nakahara, Motoki Fujita, Shunji Kasaoka, and Tsuyoshi Maekawa.
    • Advanced Medical Emergency And Critical Care Center, Yamaguchi University Hospital, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, 755-8505, Japan.
    • J Anesth. 2009 Jan 1;23(2):266-9.

    AbstractA 37-year-old man was transferred to our emergency center because of heat stroke with circulatory shock. Despite aggressive body cooling, massive intravenous transfusion, and supply of inotropic agents, shock was persistent. To evaluate adrenal function, an adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test was conducted and the results indicated that he had critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency (CIRCI) as a result of adrenal insufficiency. Continuous hydorocortisone administration was started and he recovered from shock within a few hours. He was discharged on the thirty-seventh hospital day. Serum cortisol and cytokine concentrations were initially high and the cytokines decreased subsequent to hydrocortisone administration. It is speculated that CIRCI is an exacerbating factor in heat stroke, and hydrocortisone may be a potential therapeutic approach in such patients.

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