Abstract
Sympathetic paragangliomas are autonomic nervous system tumors associated with dysregulation of intracellular oxygen metabolism. Exposure to high altitudes is reported to activate the production of catecholamines in the sympathoadrenal system. We describe an individual with a paraganglioma complicated by a catecholamine crisis that occurred on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. © 2010 International Society of Travel Medicine.
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Ayala-Ramirez, M., Amir Habra, M., Busaidy, N., Cote, G., Rich, T., Waguespack, S., & Jimenez, C. (2010). A catecholamine crisis on Mount Kilimanjaro: A hypoxia effect? Journal of Travel Medicine, 17(6), 424–426. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00463.x
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