Acute Lung Edema as a Presentation of Severe Acute Reentry High-Altitude Illness in a Pediatric Patient

Acute Lung Edema as a Presentation of Severe Acute Reentry High-Altitude Illness in a Pediatric Patient

Acute high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a pathology involving multifactorial triggers that are associated with ascents to altitudes over 2,500 meters above sea level (m). Here, we report two pediatric cases of reentry HAPE, from the city of Huaraz, Peru, located at 3,052 m. The characteristics...

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Main Authors: Alfredo Merino-Luna, Julio Vizcarra-Anaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8871098
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spelling doaj-7943c59cc9294f0dae451e8be2f734ca2020-11-25T01:25:58ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88710988871098Acute Lung Edema as a Presentation of Severe Acute Reentry High-Altitude Illness in a Pediatric PatientAlfredo Merino-Luna0Julio Vizcarra-Anaya1San Pablo Clinic Huaraz, Emergency and Critical Care Unit, Huaraz, PeruSan Pablo Clinic Huaraz, Emergency and Critical Care Unit, Huaraz, PeruAcute high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a pathology involving multifactorial triggers that are associated with ascents to altitudes over 2,500 meters above sea level (m). Here, we report two pediatric cases of reentry HAPE, from the city of Huaraz, Peru, located at 3,052 m. The characteristics of both cases were similar, wherein acclimatization to sea level and a subsequent return to the city of origin occurred, and we speculate that it was caused by activation of predisposing factors to HAPE. The diagnosis and management associated with pulmonary hypertension became a determining factor for therapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8871098
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Acute Lung Edema as a Presentation of Severe Acute Reentry High-Altitude Illness in a Pediatric Patient
Case Reports in Pediatrics
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Julio Vizcarra-Anaya
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title Acute Lung Edema as a Presentation of Severe Acute Reentry High-Altitude Illness in a Pediatric Patient
title_short Acute Lung Edema as a Presentation of Severe Acute Reentry High-Altitude Illness in a Pediatric Patient
title_full Acute Lung Edema as a Presentation of Severe Acute Reentry High-Altitude Illness in a Pediatric Patient
title_fullStr Acute Lung Edema as a Presentation of Severe Acute Reentry High-Altitude Illness in a Pediatric Patient
title_full_unstemmed Acute Lung Edema as a Presentation of Severe Acute Reentry High-Altitude Illness in a Pediatric Patient
title_sort acute lung edema as a presentation of severe acute reentry high-altitude illness in a pediatric patient
publisher Hindawi Limited
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issn 2090-6803
2090-6811
publishDate 2020-01-01
description Acute high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a pathology involving multifactorial triggers that are associated with ascents to altitudes over 2,500 meters above sea level (m). Here, we report two pediatric cases of reentry HAPE, from the city of Huaraz, Peru, located at 3,052 m. The characteristics of both cases were similar, wherein acclimatization to sea level and a subsequent return to the city of origin occurred, and we speculate that it was caused by activation of predisposing factors to HAPE. The diagnosis and management associated with pulmonary hypertension became a determining factor for therapy.
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