Talk:High altitude pulmonary edema

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The first autopsied case of HAPE occurred in 1891. A young doctor, Etienne Henri Jacottet, working at an observatory on Mont Blanc, made a rapid ascent to the summit, and became ill upon returning to his lab.

The probable first recorded case of HAPE was between 334-440 AD in Tibet.

In addition I've found a book that explores high altitude adaptation and illnesses in greater detail and will attempt to incorporate them into this article.L Hamm 05:37, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

I have removed the mention of the famous Indian climber which was addded by an unregistered user some time ago. I couldn't find any other evidence of the climber's fame, either on wikipedia or google. If you feel aggrieved by this, please offer some further explanation of why Rav Grewal is famous.Myxoma 01:19, 16 August 2007 (UTC)