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Diving Hyperb Med
September 2024
Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
We report an unusual decompression sickness (DCS) incident in a commercial diving project. Eleven divers completed 91 dives to 23.5-36.
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April 2024
Department of Intensive Care Unit, the General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Decompression sickness (DCS) is caused by abrupt changes in extracorporeal pressure with varying severity. Symptoms range from mild musculoskeletal pain to severe organ dysfunction and death, especially among patients with chronic underlying disease. Here, we report an unusual case of a 49-year-old man who experienced DCS after a dive to a depth of 38 meters.
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March 2024
Otolaryngology, Nevada Ear and Sinus Institute, Las Vegas, USA.
Foreign body sinusitis is a rare but important condition that should be taken into account when considering differential diagnoses. In this case report, we present a unique case of sinusitis caused by a foreign body originating from a dental procedure. Additionally, the complexity of the case was compounded by the patient's occupation as a flight attendant.
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February 2024
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Background: Until now, only a few cases of Valsalva-induced barotraumas (pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema) have been described, and none of them among COVID-19 patients.
Case Description: A man in his 50s was admitted for SARS-CoV-2-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Initial evolution was favourable with non-invasive ventilatory support, high-flow oxygen nasal cannula and the best supportive drugs available at the time.
J Proteome Res
January 2024
DoD/USU Brain Tissue Repository & Neuropathology Program, Uniformed Services University (USU), Bethesda, Maryland 20814, United States.
Repeated blast-traumatic brain injury (blast-TBI) has been hypothesized to cause persistent and unusual neurological and psychiatric symptoms in service members returning from war zones. Blast-wave primary effects have been supposed to induce damage and molecular alterations in the brain. However, the mechanisms through which the primary effect of an explosive-driven blast wave generate brain lesions and induce brain consequences are incompletely known.
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