Comorbid cerebral and pulmonary edema at 7010 m/23000 ft.: an extreme altitude perspective

Authors

  • Inam Danish Khan Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi 110010

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v14i1.17040

Keywords:

High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE), High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE), extreme altitude

Abstract

High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) are two dreaded altitude emergencies which can independently lead to complications. Two cases of suspected comorbid HACE and HAPE were managed at 5800 m/19000 ft in Karakoram Himalayas. Altitude acclimatization, purported to prevent high altitude illness, may not be protective. Comorbid HACE and HAPE at extreme altitude may present atypically necessitating high index of suspicion and prompt clinical decision making in challenging situations. One man HAPE bag/PHC is an excellent temporary measure in cases of delayed descent/evacuation. Due attention to extreme altitude emergencies is required in view of increased recreational, scientific and military activities at extreme altitude.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v14i1.17040

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.14(1) 2015 p.87-90


Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
152
PDF
128

Author Biography

Inam Danish Khan, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi 110010

Resident, Clinical Microbiology, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine

Downloads

Published

2014-11-19

How to Cite

Khan, I. D. (2014). Comorbid cerebral and pulmonary edema at 7010 m/23000 ft.: an extreme altitude perspective. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 14(1), 87–90. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v14i1.17040

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Case Reports

License

Authors who publish in the Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science agree to the following terms that:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science the right of first publication of the work.

  2. Creative Commons Licence
    Articles in Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License CC BY-4.0.This license permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
  3. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  4. Authors are permitted to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as greater citation of published work.