Key result
A 30-year-old male soldier with sickle cell trait developed fatal exertional rhabdomyolysis that initially presented as mild heat illness without fever, highlighting the risk of exercise-related death.
Population
1 30-year-old black male soldier with sickle cell trait presenting with fatal exertional rhabdomyolysis
Design
Case_report
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May warrant heightened suspicion for rhabdomyolysis in mild exertional illness with sickle cell trait; leaves open need for prospective prevention studies.
Case Report (n=1)
Exertional rhabdomyolysis can present with mild symptoms and without fever, requiring high clinical suspicion, especially in individuals with sickle cell trait.
Gardner et al. (1994) conducted a case report in Exertional rhabdomyolysis and heat illness (n=1). A 30-year-old male soldier with sickle cell trait developed fatal exertional rhabdomyolysis that initially presented as mild heat illness without fever, highlighting the risk of exercise-related death.
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