title: [Diving-associated pulmonary barotrauma as a rare differential diagnosis in internal medicine-pneumologic ambulatory care].
abstract: Arterial gas embolism due to pulmonary barotrauma (PBT) is a well known fatal complication in compressed air diving. Pulmonary damage is often missed in conventional diagnostic radiology. We present two cases of PBT in recreational divers, in which pre and post accidental chest x-rays were negative but chest-CT showed peripheral bullae in the lower lung lobes preferably responsible for PBT, Chest-CT is recommended in any case of suspected PBT to evaluate the possibility of preexisting pathology in order to predict further diving fitness.
authors.affiliation: Schiffahrtmedizinisches Institut der Marine, Kiel-Kronshagen.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tetzlaff
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reuter
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Warninghoff
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bettinghausen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004242:Diving / Q000293:injuries*; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055370:Lung Injury; D010348:Patient Care Team; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Tauchassoziiertes pulmonales Barotrauma als seltene Differentialdiagnose in der internistisch-pneumologischen Ambulanz.