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In some infants,
chronic exposure to high altitudes has been shown to have some negative
effects, including occasional deaths
(Fischer, 2001).
But in general altitude tolerated well. Acute
mountain sickness (High altitude pulmonary or cerebral edema) is otherwise
about the same in children as adults
(Fischer, 2001) Acetazolamide not studied as extensively in children, but it is considered effective. Fischer PR. Traveling with children. In Zuckerman JN (Ed) Principles and Practice of Travel Medicine. 1st Ed. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons, 2001: 367-379. |