Severe acute reentry high altitude pulmonary edema in pediatric patients: report of three cases and literature review

Severe acute reentry high altitude pulmonary edema in pediatric patients: report of three cases and literature review

Background. High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) is a fatal form of severe high-altitude illness. It is a form of noncardiogenic, noninfectious pulmonary edema secondary to alveolar hypoxia. The exact incidence of HAPE in children is unknown; however, most literature reports an incidence betw...

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Main Authors: Ali Alsuheel Asseri, İbrahim Ali Asiri, Haifa' Hisham Alwabel, Ameerah Mohammed Asiri, Walaa Ibrahim Asiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2022-04-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
children
high altitude pulmonary edema
re-entry HAPE
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/166

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