Multifocal, bone manifestation of decompression sickness in a professional pilot: A case report
Decompression sickness is a group of pathological processes occurring in the body, following its exposure to an excessive drop in atmospheric pressure. The paper presents a case of a 62-year-old patient with no substantial disease history, a long-standing professional military pilot who was diagnose...
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Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine,
2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Decompression sickness is a group of pathological processes occurring in the body, following its exposure to an excessive drop in atmospheric pressure. The paper presents a case of a 62-year-old patient with no substantial disease history, a long-standing professional military pilot who was diagnosed with multifocal, bone manifestation of decompression sickness during the diagnosis of right knee joint injury following a torsion injury. The case was presented to draw attention to the usefulness of occupational history in the process of diagnosing osteoarticular system diseases. Med Pr 2013;64(2):273-279 |
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| Item Description: | 10.13075/mp.5893/2013/0023 0465-5893 2353-1339 |