Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences (Jul 2010)

Alveolar Hemorrhage After Scuba Diving: A Case Report

  • Ming-Ju Tsai,
  • Mee-Sun Tsai,
  • Ying-Ming Tsai,
  • Chi-Tun Lien,
  • Jhi-Jhu Hwang,
  • Ming-Shyan Huang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1607-551X(10)70064-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 7
pp. 389 – 392

Abstract

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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.

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