High altitude pulmonary edema: the importance of early diagnosis
Pratali, L.; Cavana, M.; Giardini, G.
Recenti Progressi in Medicina 101(5): 212-218
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-1193 PMID: 20590018 Document Number: 646209
In high altitude setting is present a syndrome linked to hypoxia, exercise and low temperatures, causing multiple organ damage, which may also lead to death. The main clinical pictures are represented by acute mountain sickness, high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), high altitude cerebral edema. A clinical case with the main determinants of HAPE, during a trek in the Himalayas valley is described.