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==Overview== | |||
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of altitude sickness [[pulmonary edema]] and it shows patchy [[alveolar]] infiltrates, predominantly in the right central hemithorax. | |||
==CT== | |||
*There are no [[CT scan]] findings associated with altitude sickness. However, a [[CT scan]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of altitude sickness [[pulmonary edema]], which include:<ref name="Maggiorini2006">{{cite journal|last1=Maggiorini|first1=M|title=High altitude-induced pulmonary oedema|journal=Cardiovascular Research|volume=72|issue=1|year=2006|pages=41–50|issn=00086363|doi=10.1016/j.cardiores.2006.07.004}}</ref><ref name="pmid9924726">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bärtsch P |title=High altitude pulmonary edema |journal=Med Sci Sports Exerc |volume=31 |issue=1 Suppl |pages=S23–7 |date=January 1999 |pmid=9924726 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
**Patchy [[alveolar]] infiltrates, predominantly in the right central hemithorax | |||
[[File:Pulmonary-oedema-8.jpg|500px|thumb|left|CT showing high altitude pulmonary edema [https://radiopaedia.org/cases/pulmonary-oedema-8 source:Case courtesy of Dr Mohammad Farghali Ali Tosson, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 51933]]] | |||
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[[Category:Pulmonology]] | [[Category:Pulmonology]] | ||
[[Category:Neurology]] | [[Category:Neurology]] | ||
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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
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of altitude sickness pulmonary edema and it shows patchy alveolar infiltrates, predominantly in the right central hemithorax.
CT
- There are no CT scan findings associated with altitude sickness. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of altitude sickness pulmonary edema, which include:[1][2]
- Patchy alveolar infiltrates, predominantly in the right central hemithorax
