chronic mountain sickness
MONDO:0100434Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names chronic mountain sickness yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A pathological condition resulting from chronic exposure to hypoxia at high altitude. The syndrome is characterized by an excessive number of red blood cells associated with a high blood hemoglobin concentration ([Hb]), hypoxemia, and, in some cases, pulmonary hypertension. Clinical signs include headache, fatigue, sleep disturbances, dyspnea, digestive complaints, and high risk of thrombotic events.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0100434), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: chronic mountain sickness
- Also called
- Monge's disease