Alveolar hemorrhage as a manifestation of pulmonary barotrauma after scuba diving.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We present the case of a 46-year-old man who developed diffuse alveolar hemorrhage as a consequence of a scuba diving accident. The diagnosis and presumptive pathophysiological mechanism of this previously unreported complication are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Athletic Injuries
- Barotrauma
- Diving
- Hemorrhage
- Lung Diseases
- Pulmonary Alveoli