Concept information
Preferred term
Sunstroke
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Sun Stroke
- Sun Strokes
Note
- HEAT STROKE is also available
Scope note
- 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.
In other languages
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Finnish
-
helioosi
-
heliosis
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insolaatio
-
insolatio
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siriaasi
-
siriasis
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013474
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