Alveolar hemorrhage after scuba diving: a case report.
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.
Tsai
Ming-Ju
MJ
Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Tsai
Mee-Sun
MS
Tsai
Ying-Ming
YM
Lien
Chi-Tun
CT
Hwang
Jhi-Jhu
JJ
Huang
Ming-Shyan
MS
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