Decompression sickness with subsequent lymphatic manifestation following recompression treatment: a case report in a heavy drinker.
A case of decompression sickness is described in an uniformed diver who developed lymphatic manifestations after recompression treatment. No definite contributing factors to this rare disorder were established. A brief review of cutaneous lesions in decompression sickness is also presented.
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JMSDF Undersea Medical Center, Yokosuka, Japan.
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Llewellyn
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004487:Edema; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator; D006854:Hydrocortisone