Misleading Serum Procalcitonin Elevation in Heatstroke
A healthy 44-year-old man, with a typical presentation of exertional heatstroke, presented with an increase in serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels.Suspecting a coexisting infection, the emergency physician started empirical antibiotic treatment and obtained Router samples for culture.The antibiotic treatment was stopped immediately after ward admissio