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Comparative Study
. 2020 Jun 25;55(6):2001362.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.01362-2020. Print 2020 Jun.

To compare the incomparable: COVID-19 pneumonia and high-altitude disease

Giacomo Strapazzon  1   2 , Matthias P Hilty  3 , Pierre Bouzat  4 , Lorenza Pratali  5 , Hermann Brugger  6   2 , Simon Rauch  6   7
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Comparative Study

To compare the incomparable: COVID-19 pneumonia and high-altitude disease

Giacomo Strapazzon et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

COVID-19 pneumonia is a viral infection; high-altitude pulmonary oedema is a non-cardiogenic oedema. Some clinicians have found the clinical features similar. It is important to clarify such misconceptions to prevent erroneous treatment strategies https://bit.ly/2KOBi3F

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: G. Strapazzon has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M.P. Hilty has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: P. Bouzat has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: L. Pratali has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: H. Brugger reports personal fees from Eurac Research, outside the submitted work. Conflict of interest: S. Rauch has nothing to disclose.

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