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

Giacomo Strapazzon; MP Hilty; P Bouzat; L Pratali; Hermann Brugger; Simon Rauch

doi:10.1183/13993003.01362-2020

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

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

Giacomo Strapazzon, MP Hilty, P Bouzat, L Pratali, Hermann Brugger and Simon Rauch

European Respiratory Journal

25/06/2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01362-2020

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https://hdl.handle.net/10863/16348

PMID: 32398299

Abstract

COVID-19 pneumonia is a viral infection; high-altitude pulmonary oedema is a non-cardiogenic oedema. Some clinicians have found the clinical features similar. It is important to clarify such misconceptions to prevent erroneous treatment strategies https://bit.ly/2KOBi3F

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Title: To compare the incomparable: COVID-19 pneumonia and high-altitude disease
Creators: Giacomo Strapazzon
MP Hilty
P Bouzat
L Pratali
Hermann Brugger
Simon Rauch
Publication Details: European Respiratory Journal
ISSN: 0903-1936
EISSN: 1399-3003
Publisher: European Respiratory Society
Identifiers: (EURAC)22672609
991005929751801241
Web of Science ID: WOS:000548160000001
Copyright: This one-page PDF can be shared freely online. Copyright ©ERS 2020This version is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Licence 4.0.
Academic Unit: Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: Scientific
Author Names String: Strapazzon G, Hilty MP, Bouzat P, Pratali L, Brugger H, Rauch S

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