Acute high-altitude illness

S Afr Med J. 2017 Nov 27;107(12):1047-1048. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i12.12863.

Abstract

Letter by Basnyat on article by Hofmeyr et al. (Hofmeyr R, Tölken G, De Decker R. Acute high-altitude illness. S Afr J Med 2017;107(7):556-561. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i7.12612); and response by Hofmeyr et al.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acetazolamide* / administration & dosage
  • Acetazolamide* / adverse effects
  • Altitude Sickness / drug therapy
  • Altitude Sickness / prevention & control*
  • Brain Edema* / etiology
  • Brain Edema* / prevention & control
  • Chemoprevention / methods
  • Diuretics / administration & dosage
  • Diuretics / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary* / drug therapy
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary* / prevention & control
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Diuretics
  • Acetazolamide

Supplementary concepts

  • Pulmonary edema of mountaineers