CTICasesHigh Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)
Imaging findings
Rapidly clearing, patchy opacities in a young individual after high-altitude exposure. Unlike hydrostatic edema, this is a form of lung injury related to non-uniform vasoconstriction and over-perfusion.
Key takeaways
HAPE typically affects healthy, conditioned young people at high altitudes. Treatment is immediate descent; the condition is considered a form of alveolar injury rather than simple heart failure.
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