A catecholamine crisis on Mount Kilimanjaro: A hypoxia effect?

Montserrat Ayala-Ramirez; Mouhammed Amir Habra; Naifa Busaidy; Gilbert Cote; Thereasa Rich; Steven Waguespack; Camilo Jimenez

doi:10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00463.x

A catecholamine crisis on Mount Kilimanjaro: A hypoxia effect?

Montserrat Ayala-Ramirez
, Mouhammed Amir Habra
, Naifa Busaidy
, Gilbert Cote
, Thereasa Rich
, Steven Waguespack
, Camilo Jimenez

Endocrine Neoplasia & HD

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	424-426
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Travel Medicine
Volume	17
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00463.x
State	Published - Nov 2010

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