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Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar
versión impresa ISSN 0138-6557versión On-line ISSN 1561-3046
Resumen
DURAN FERNANDEZ, Sarais; FONSECA SARMENTO, Jorge y LEYVA URQUIZA, Félix. Severe decompressive illness in amateur diver. Rev Cub Med Mil [online]. 2019, vol.48, n.1, e197. Epub 01-Mar-2019. ISSN 0138-6557.
We present a 23-year-old male patient, amateur diver, who came to Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany Militar Hospital complaining of sudden cramps, total loss of muscle strength in lower limbs, decreased muscle strength in upper limbs, shortness of breath, chest tightness, anal and bladder sphincter relaxation and restlessness. He had done deep-sea dives in two consecutive days, with escape to the surface but not performing required decompression stops at the exit of the second dive. His diagnosis was severe decompression sickness or type II and pulmonary barotrauma. He is reported as severe and admitted to the intensive care unit. Urgent recompression treatment was performed. The clinical evolution was favorable without danger to life although with disabling neurological sequelae.
Palabras clave : diving accident; decompression sickness; pulmonary barotrauma.