RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Primary vasculitis at high altitude.
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 1450
OP 1451
VO 31
IS 7
A1 Gayatri Mittal
A1 Nahreen Hasso
A1 Peter Maddison
YR 2004
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/31/7/1450.abstract
AB We describe a 34-year-old mountaineer who presented with gut infarction from necrotizing vasculitis, probably due to Churg-Strauss syndrome. Subsequently, relapses occurred whenever he climbed to 4000 meters. We hypothesize that the effects of vasculitis were compounded by the physiological changes at high altitude. We suggest that patients with systemic vasculitis should be cautious about climbing and trekking at high altitude.