[Mountain sickness].
Mountain sickness is a common problem upon climbing rapidly to an elevation above 2500 metres. The symptoms are mostly mild, passing within a couple of days. If the symptoms and lack of adaptation to thin air are neglected, the symptoms may quickly become worse, leading to a life-threatening cerebral or pulmonary edema. Every physician providing travel counseling should be aware of this disease and the correct measures for its management.
Karinen
Heikki
H
Tampereen yliopiston terveystieteen laitos Medisiinarinkatu 3, 33521 Tampere.
Jalkanen
Juho
J
D000064:Acclimatization; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009051:Mountaineering; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014195:Travel