Man stuns doctors after developing swollen head after day at beach

This situation was a head-scratcher for medical doctors.

A person in Turkey surprised medical groups when his head randomly started swelling to a regarding diploma after spending time on the seaside within the metropolis of Zonguldak on Aug. 23, CEN reported.

On the third day, Caner Arik, 33 — an Istanbul call-center employee on trip by the Black Sea within the nation’s northern area — noticed the swelling and distortion of his facial options and rushed to hunt medical consideration.

His scalp was affected by an especially uncommon situation — one not often seen past an individual’s toes or arms — known as warmth edema, in accordance with medical doctors at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit College Well being Utility and Analysis Centre.

A Turkish man surprised medical doctors when his head swelled after a visit to the seaside.

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“Now we have by no means encountered such a case earlier than,” stated Emergency Drugs Specialist Dr. Abdullah Cuneyt Hocagil. “After excluding the causes of localized edema within the physique, we determined that the swelling on the brow of the affected person was a ‘warmth edema’ . . . we began remedy for this.”

In customary circumstances, warmth edemas often come from a buildup of fluids into the arms and legs by the use of downward gravity. They're attributable to expanded blood vessels introduced on by excessive temperatures, in accordance with the College of Michigan.

At first, medical doctors had been not sure of the reason for Arik’s situation.

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Arik suffered excessive swelling to his head after a day on the seaside.

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A scorching day on the seaside — at a time Dr. Hocagil stated the nation was experiencing extreme humidity — serves as a shining instance of the proper circumstances to manifest warmth edema.

The physician additionally got here up with a rational clarification as to why Arik contracted the warmth edema.

Caner Arik’s swollen head baffled medical doctors at first.

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“This occurred when our affected person was mendacity by the ocean, whereas he was carrying a hat that may forestall circulation,” Dr. Hocagil stated. “That’s why it’s an fascinating case . . . We are going to publish this case as a uncommon heat-induced pores and skin edema on the scalp at a world congress.”

Now Arik is recovering at house and medical doctors consider his signs shall be passing quickly. He granted medical staff permission to conduct a scientific research on his warmth edema.