title: Digital ischaemia: an unusual presentation of dysbarism.
abstract: Dysbaric symptoms following ascent from a scuba dive are due to symptomatic nitrogen or air emboli with clear patterns of associated injury. This case report highlights an unusual presentation of dysbaric injury treated successfully with a prostacyclin analogue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Leicester General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Weight
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Varty
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Macpherson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004242:Diving; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014034:Toes / Q000098:blood supply*
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D011464:Epoprostenol