Acute ascent to high altitudes beyond 2400m (300 feet) can cause acute mountain sickness (AMS) and may develop into life-threatening complications such as high altitude cerebral (HACE) and pulmonary edema (HAPE). We report a case of acute kidney injury (AKI) without other organ involvement in a previously healthy young man after sudden high altitude exposure of up to 5200m. Acute systemic hypoxia as well as prolonged renal hypoperfusion may be responsible for his kidney injury.
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Guys & St Thomas NHS Fdn Hosp, Kings Coll London, Dept Crit Care, London SE1 7EH, EnglandGuys & St Thomas NHS Fdn Hosp, Kings Coll London, Dept Crit Care, London SE1 7EH, England
Ostermann, Marlies
Basu, Rajit K.
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Northwestern Univ, Ann & Robert Lurie Childrens Hosp Chicago, Chicago, IL USAGuys & St Thomas NHS Fdn Hosp, Kings Coll London, Dept Crit Care, London SE1 7EH, England
Basu, Rajit K.
Mehta, Ravindra L.
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Univ Calif San Diego, San Diego Hlth Sci, San Diego, CA USAGuys & St Thomas NHS Fdn Hosp, Kings Coll London, Dept Crit Care, London SE1 7EH, England