High Altitude Pulmonary Edema in a Mining Worker With an Abnormal Rise in Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Response to Acute Hypoxia Without Prior History of High Altitude Pulmonary Edema.

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High Altitude Pulmonary Edema in a Mining Worker With an Abnormal Rise in Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Response to Acute Hypoxia Without Prior History of High Altitude Pulmonary Edema.

Wilderness Environ Med. 2017 Sep;28(3):234-238

Authors: Akunov AC, Sartmyrzaeva MA, Maripov AM, Muratali Uulu K, Mamazhakypov AT, Sydykov AS, Sarybaev AS

Abstract
High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a potentially life-threatening form of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema that may develop in otherwise healthy individuals upon ascent to high altitude. A constitutional susceptibility has been noted in some individuals, whereas others appear not to be susceptible at all. In our report, we present a case of HAPE triggered by concurrent respiratory tract infection and strenuous exercise in a mining worker with an abnormal rise in pulmonary artery pressure in response to acute hypoxia, without a prior history of HAPE during almost a year of commuting between high altitude and lowland areas.

PMID: 28673745 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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