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UNNOTICED ETIOLOGY IN ORTHOPEDIC COMPLAINTS : CHRONIC MOUNTAIN SICKNESS
(ISTANBUL UNIV, FAC MEDICINE, PUBL OFF, 2022-01-01) Karaytug, Kayahan; Ekinci, Mehmet; Yucekul, Altug
Objective: Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is a clinical syndrome with symptoms of polycythemia that may interfere with other nonspecific diseases. The current study aimed to investigate the symptoms of patients living at high altitudes, who initially presented complaints that seemed to be common orthopedic problems, and to examine their relationship with chronic mountain sickness. Materials and Methods: The prospectively collected data of 104 patients were retrospectively evaluated for serum hemo-globin (Hb) and hematocrit (Hct) levels, oxygen saturation (sO(2)), Qinghai CMS questionnaire score, alcohol and tobacco use, ``any history of acute mountain sickness, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, heart rate, and duration of high-altitude living. Patients grouped according to the Qinghai score as healthy, mild, moderate or severe CMS. The groups were investigated in terms of parameters and demographic characteristics. Results: Of the 104 patients, 33 (31.7\%) had a mild CMS score >= 6 (28 patients, 6-10, 5 patients, 11-14 points)