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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:
  • Patchy alveolar infiltrates, predominantly in the right central hemithorax

CT showing high altitude pulmonary edema source:Case courtesy of Dr Mohammad Farghali Ali Tosson, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 51933