Pulmonary hemorrhage resulting from bungee jumping.
Pulmonary hemorrhage is a relatively common complication of blunt chest trauma. Occasionally, it may result from pulmonary barotrauma after scuba diving or from sports activities not associated with barotrauma such as long breath-hold diving. We report a case of symmetric diffuse upper lobe hemorrhage resulting from a bungee jump in a previously healthy man. Bungee jumping is an increasingly popular sport with relatively few reported injuries. To our knowledge pulmonary hemorrhage in this setting has not yet been described.
Manos
Daria
D
Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. daria.manos@vgh.ca
Hamer
Okka
O
Müller
Nestor L
NL
D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography