Fatal diving: could it be an immersion pulmonary edema? Case report.

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Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Etude de cas (case report): rapporte une observation et la commente brièvement.
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Publications
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Titre
Fatal diving: could it be an immersion pulmonary edema? Case report.
Périodique
International journal of legal medicine
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Evain F., Louge P., Pignel R., Fracasso T., Rouyer F.
ISSN
1437-1596 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0937-9827
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
05/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
136
Numéro
3
Pages
713-717
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
Immersion pulmonary edema is a rare, underrecognized, and potentially lethal pathology developing during scuba diving and other immersion-related activities (swimming or apnoea). Physiopathology is complex and not fully understood, but its mechanisms involve an alteration of the alveolo-capillary barrier caused by transcapillary pressure elevation during immersion, leading to an accumulation of fluid and blood in the alveolar space. Diagnosis remains a challenge for clinicians and forensic practionner. The symptoms begin during ascent, with cough, frothy sputum, and hemoptysis. Auscultation reveals signs of pulmonary edema. Pulmonary CT scan, which is the radiological exam of choice, shows ground glass opacities and interlobular thickening, eventually demonstrating a patterned distribution, likely in the anterior segments of both lungs. Apart from the support of vital functions, there is no specific treatment and hyperbaric oxygen therapy is not systematically recommended. We present a case of fatal IPE occurring in a recreational diver who unfortunately died shortly after his last dive. Diagnosis was made after complete forensic investigations including post-mortem-computed tomography, complete forensic autopsy, histological examination, and toxicological analysis.
Mots-clé
Diving/adverse effects, Humans, Immersion/adverse effects, Lung/diagnostic imaging, Lung/pathology, Pulmonary Edema/diagnostic imaging, Pulmonary Edema/pathology, Swimming, Autopsy, Case report, Diving, Edema, Pulmonary
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Web of science
Open Access
Oui
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13/12/2022 14:39
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25/01/2024 8:31
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