title: Intravascular hemolysis in acute mountain sickness.
abstract: A case of acute mountain sickness (AMS) is described of a fit young man while on a climbing expedition in Mexico. The subject exhibited intravascular hemolysis in addition to normal AMS symptoms. This case is reported in the hope that others will look for and report the presence or absence of intravascular hemolysis on climbing expeditions.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009051:Mountaineering; D013178:Sports Medicine