Pituitary Apoplexy Masquerading as Acute Mountain Sickness

Pituitary apoplexy masquerading as bacterial meningitis.

1812 CMAJ, November 6, 2012, 184(16) © 2012 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors A67-year-old woman with treated hypertension presented with headache, vomiting, light sensitivity and partial loss of vision. On examination, she had a temperature of 38.4°C and left temporal hemianopia. Her examination was otherwise unremarkable. Investigations showed a C-reactive protein level of 295 (no...

A case of pituitary apoplexy masquerading as subarachnoid hemorrhage

Pituitary apoplexy may cause xanthochromia and mimic the clinical presentation of subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Severe acute mountain sickness.

The experiences of acute mountain sickness (AMS) as it has presented to a physician working in a general hospital at 1370 m in Kathmandu, nepal, are described. The features of 39 cases are analysed. It is suggested that AMS should be classified into benign and malignant forms.

Acute mountain sickness.

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a clinical syndrome occurring in otherwise healthy normal individuals who ascend rapidly to high altitude. Symptoms develop over a period ofa few hours or days. The usual symptoms include headache, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, lethargy, unsteadiness of gait, undue dyspnoea on moderate exertion and interrupted sleep. AMS is unrelated to physical fitness, sex or ag...

Acute mountain sickness.