A unique case of a 70-hour decompression sickness latency

  • Hasan Kovačević Hyperbaric Medicine Polyclinic OXY, Pula
  • Julijana Franinović Marković Polyclinic Salus, Pula
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2018-69-3174
Keywords: diving, hyperbaric oxygenation, neurological differential diagnosis, prophylactic decompression, therapeutic recompression

Abstract

We report a unique and well-documented case of a type II decompression sickness with a latency interval of 70 hours. It may raise divers’ awareness and help medical practitioners to keep suspect divers under close observation longer than before and identify and treat DCS accordingly.

Published
2018-12-03
How to Cite
1.
Kovačević H, Franinović Marković J. A unique case of a 70-hour decompression sickness latency. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol [Internet]. 2018Dec.3 [cited 2024Apr.25];69(4). Available from: https://arhiv.imi.hr/index.php/arhiv/article/view/998
Issue
Vol 69 No 4 (2018)
Section
Case report