To compare the incomparable: COVID-19 pneumonia and high altitude disease

Giacomo Strapazzon,Matthias P Hilty,Pierre Bouzat,Lorenza Pratali,Hermann Brugger,Simon Rauch

To compare the incomparable: COVID-19 pneumonia and high altitude disease

2020

Giacomo Strapazzon
Matthias P Hilty
Pierre Bouzat
Lorenza Pratali
Hermann Brugger
Simon Rauch

COVID-19 pneumonia is a viral infection, high altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE) is a non-cardiogenic oedema. Some clinicians have found the clinical features similar: it is important to clarify such misconception to prevent erroneous treatment strategies.

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High altitude pulmonary oedema
Coronavirus disease 2019
Effects of high altitude on humans
Internal medicine
treatment strategy
viral infection
Disease
Diabetes mellitus
2019 20 coronavirus outbreak
Physical therapy
Medicine
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
pulmonary oedema

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