title: Syncope at altitude: an enigmatic case.
abstract: We report a case of a young boy with recurrent episodes of syncope at elevated altitude. While not conforming to common presentations of altitude sickness, the differential diagnoses and possible etiologies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Aliva
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De
authors.forename: Sally L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Davidson Ward
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: altitude related disease in pediatrics; neuro-cardiogenic syncope; syncope at altitude