No relevant analogy between COVID-19 and acute mountain sickness

Berger, Marc Moritz, Peter H. Hackett, and Peter Bärtsch. No relevant analogy between COVID-19 and acute mountain sickness. High Alt Med Biol. 21:315-318, 2020.—Clinicians and scientists have suggested therapies for coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) that are known to be effective for other medical...

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Hauptverfasser: Berger, Marc Moritz (VerfasserIn) , Hackett, Peter (VerfasserIn) , Bärtsch, Peter (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: December 2020
In: High altitude medicine & biology
Year: 2020, Jahrgang: 21, Heft: 4, Pages: 315-318
ISSN:1557-8682
DOI:10.1089/ham.2020.0147
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2020.0147
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ham.2020.0147
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Verfasserangaben:Marc Moritz Berger, Peter H. Hackett, and Peter Bärtsch
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Zusammenfassung:Berger, Marc Moritz, Peter H. Hackett, and Peter Bärtsch. No relevant analogy between COVID-19 and acute mountain sickness. High Alt Med Biol. 21:315-318, 2020.—Clinicians and scientists have suggested therapies for coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) that are known to be effective for other medical conditions. A recent publication suggests that pathophysiological mechanisms underlying acute mountain sickness (a syndrome of nonspecific neurological symptoms typically experienced by nonacclimatized individuals at altitudes >2500 m) may overlap with the mechanisms causing COVID-19. In this short review, we briefly evaluate this mistaken analogy and demonstrate that this concept is not supported by scientific evidence.
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ISSN:1557-8682
DOI:10.1089/ham.2020.0147