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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2]

Overview

X-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of altitude sickness which include patchy alveolar infiltrates, predominantly in the right central hemithorax, asymmetric pattern of airspace consolidation.

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  • There are no x-ray findings associated with altitude sickness. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of altitude sickness, which include:[1]
X-ray showing high altitude pulmonary edema source:Case courtesy of Dr Prat-Matifoll, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 45793


References

  1. Paralikar SJ (May 2012). "High altitude pulmonary edema-clinical features, pathophysiology, prevention and treatment". Indian J Occup Environ Med. 16 (2): 59–62. doi:10.4103/0019-5278.107066. PMC 3617508. PMID 23580834.

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