Sickle Cell Crisis Mimicking Severe Decompression Sickness in a Recreational SCUBA Diver

Abstract

SCUBA diving is an increasingly popular recreational sport across the globe and normally conducted by trained diving instructors. Increased commercialization, inadequate professional knowledge/training and poor compliance to the existing safety guidelines may be the contributing factors responsible for accidents related to SCUBA diving. We present a rare case of vaso-occlusive sickle cell crisis mimicking Decompression S

Keywords

• Sickle Cell Crisis
• Decompression Sickness
• Recreational Dive