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Pulmonary Embolism Masquerading as High Altitude Pulmonary Edema at High Altitude
Pandey, Prativa, Benu Lohani, and Holly Murphy. Pulmonary embolism masquerading as high altitude pulmonary edema at high altitude. High Alt Med Biol. 17:353–358, 2016.—Pulmonary embolism (PE) at high altitude is a rare entity that can masquerade as or occur in conjunction with high altitude pulmonar...
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5175419/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27768392 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ham.2016.0008 |
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description | Pandey, Prativa, Benu Lohani, and Holly Murphy. Pulmonary embolism masquerading as high altitude pulmonary edema at high altitude. High Alt Med Biol. 17:353–358, 2016.—Pulmonary embolism (PE) at high altitude is a rare entity that can masquerade as or occur in conjunction with high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and can complicate the diagnosis and management. When HAPE cases do not improve rapidly with descent, other diagnoses, including PE, ought to be considered. From 2013 to 2015, we identified eight cases of PE among 303 patients with initial diagnosis of HAPE. Upon further evaluation, five had deep vein thrombosis (DVT). One woman had a contraceptive ring and seven patients had no known thrombotic risks. PE can coexist with or mimic HAPE and should be considered in patients presenting with shortness of breath from high altitude regardless of thrombotic risk. |
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spelling | pubmed-51754192017-01-11 Pulmonary Embolism Masquerading as High Altitude Pulmonary Edema at High Altitude Pandey, Prativa Lohani, Benu Murphy, Holly High Alt Med Biol Case Report Pandey, Prativa, Benu Lohani, and Holly Murphy. Pulmonary embolism masquerading as high altitude pulmonary edema at high altitude. High Alt Med Biol. 17:353–358, 2016.—Pulmonary embolism (PE) at high altitude is a rare entity that can masquerade as or occur in conjunction with high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and can complicate the diagnosis and management. When HAPE cases do not improve rapidly with descent, other diagnoses, including PE, ought to be considered. From 2013 to 2015, we identified eight cases of PE among 303 patients with initial diagnosis of HAPE. Upon further evaluation, five had deep vein thrombosis (DVT). One woman had a contraceptive ring and seven patients had no known thrombotic risks. PE can coexist with or mimic HAPE and should be considered in patients presenting with shortness of breath from high altitude regardless of thrombotic risk. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2016-12-01 2016-12-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5175419/ /pubmed/27768392 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ham.2016.0008 Text en © Prativa Pandey et al., 2016; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. This Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Pandey, Prativa Lohani, Benu Murphy, Holly Pulmonary Embolism Masquerading as High Altitude Pulmonary Edema at High Altitude |
title | Pulmonary Embolism Masquerading as High Altitude Pulmonary Edema at High Altitude |
title_full | Pulmonary Embolism Masquerading as High Altitude Pulmonary Edema at High Altitude |
title_fullStr | Pulmonary Embolism Masquerading as High Altitude Pulmonary Edema at High Altitude |
title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary Embolism Masquerading as High Altitude Pulmonary Edema at High Altitude |
title_short | Pulmonary Embolism Masquerading as High Altitude Pulmonary Edema at High Altitude |
title_sort | pulmonary embolism masquerading as high altitude pulmonary edema at high altitude |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5175419/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27768392 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ham.2016.0008 |
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