Acute high-altitude sickness

• Published in: European respiratory review Vol. 26; no. 143; p. 160096
• Main Authors: Luks, Andrew M., Swenson, Erik R., Bärtsch, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England European Respiratory Society 01.01.2017
• Series: Sports-related lung disease
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adult; Aged; Altitude; Altitude Sickness - diagnosis; Altitude Sickness - epidemiology; Altitude Sickness - physiopathology; Altitude Sickness - therapy; Animals; Brain Edema - diagnosis; Brain Edema - epidemiology; Brain Edema - physiopathology; Brain Edema - therapy; Cerebral Arteries - physiopathology; Cerebrovascular Circulation; Female; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary - epidemiology; Hypertension, Pulmonary - physiopathology; Hypoxia - epidemiology; Hypoxia - physiopathology; Inflammation - epidemiology; Inflammation - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Pulmonary Circulation; Risk Factors; Series; Time Factors; Vasoconstriction

At any point 1–5 days following ascent to altitudes ≥2500 m, individuals are at risk of developing one of three forms of acute altitude illness: acute mountain sickness, a syndrome of nonspecific symptoms including headache, lassitude, dizziness and nausea; high-altitude cerebral oedema, a potential...