J Korean Soc Emerg Med.  2004 Dec;15(6):622-625.

Rhabdomyolysis after SCUBA Diving: A Case Report

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea. cjhemd@kangwon.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
  • 3Department of Emergency Medicine, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea.

Abstract

Recently, self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) diving's popularity has been increasing tremendously. Most diving injuries are related to the behavior of the gas and to pressure changes during descent and ascent. A scuba diver at depths greater than 7 m may accumulate a tissue partial presure of nitrogen large enough that, on ascent to the surface, nitrogen exist the tissues rapidly, forming bubbles in the blood and other organs, which is known as decompression sickness (DCS). Although both of these bubble disorders can, in theory, cause injury to skeletal muscles (rhabdomyolysis), the case are report here demonstrates the potential for massive muscle necrosis after scuba diving. We report a case of rhabdomyolysis presented with general weakness after scuba diving.

Keyword

Diving; Decompression sickness; Rhabdomyolysis; Acute renal failure

MeSH Terms

Acute Kidney Injury
Decompression Sickness
Diving*
Muscle, Skeletal
Necrosis
Nitrogen
Respiration
Rhabdomyolysis*
Nitrogen
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