title: Ascent to altitude: a benign cause of splinter hemorrhages.
abstract: Splinter hemorrhages appear in a variety of conditions. One identified cause is ascent to altitude, but trauma and extreme conditions have been thought to be responsible. We document the appearance of splinter hemorrhages in a group of adults during several days of easy touring at an altitude of 11,000 feet (3,350 m).
authors: Medical Care Line, Infectious Disease Section, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA. dmusher@bcm.edu
authors: Daniel M
authors: DM
authors: Musher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000531:Altitude; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000502:physiology*; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000209:etiology*