Alveolar hemorrhage as a manifestation of pulmonary barotrauma after scuba diving.
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.
Balk
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Emergency Department, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Goldman
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D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004242:Diving; D004630:Emergencies; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests