title: Alveolar hemorrhage after scuba diving: a case report.
abstract: Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba) diving is increasingly popular in Taiwan. There are few references in the literature regarding pulmonary hemorrhage as the sole manifestation of pulmonary barotrauma in scuba divers, and no study from Taiwan was found in the literature. We present the case of a 25-year-old man who suffered alveolar hemorrhage related to pulmonary barotrauma as a complication of scuba diving. To our knowledge, this is the first case report describing a Taiwanese subject suffering from non-fatal pulmonary hemorrhage after scuba diving.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Ju
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Mee-Sun
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Ying-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Chi-Tun
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Lien
authors.forename: Jhi-Jhu
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Ming-Shyan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004242:Diving / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries*; D013624:Taiwan