No Relevant Analogy between COVID-19 and Acute Mountain Sickness

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Abstract

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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Berger, M. M., Hackett, P. H., & Bärtsch, P. (2020, December 1). No Relevant Analogy between COVID-19 and Acute Mountain Sickness. High Altitude Medicine and Biology. Mary Ann Liebert Inc. https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2020.0147

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