Relax from the holiday on the edge of the lagoon : turquoise waters and red legs !

Med Sante Trop. 2019 May 1;29(2):135-138. doi: 10.1684/mst.2019.0862.

Abstract

We report a case of livedo reticularis of the lower limbs in a 30-year-old woman scuba diver after a diving session. Consideration of the differential diagnoses, the clinical picture, and the course of the symptoms led to a diagnosis of cutaneous decompression sickness. This accident, which resolved favorably in this scuba diver without any right-to-left shunt, is an alarm signal that calls for her to comply strictly with safety rules before resuming scuba diving, to avoid a more serious accident.

Keywords: cutaneous decompression sickness; cutis marmorata.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Decompression Sickness / diagnosis*
  • Decompression Sickness / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diving / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Livedo Reticularis / diagnosis*