Continuous renal replacement therapy in the treatment of severe acute mountain sickness.
Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is usually seen in unacclimatized individuals ascending to a high altitude within a short period of time. Severe cases may be complicated with multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS), which results in very high mortality. We reported a case of a 20-year-old girl who developed AMS complicated with high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), high altitude cerebral edema (HACE), and acute renal failure. Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) was successfully carried out in this patient and achieved satisfactory effects. The treatment of this patient suggests that early intervention of CRRT may be a useful therapy for patient with severe AMS, especially those with MODS.
Wei
Qin
Q
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Sichuan University, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Yu
Tan Chun
TC
Hua
Mi Xu
MX
Xue
Hu Zhang
HZ
Zi
Li
L
Ping
Fu
F
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy; D055815:Young Adult