Cutis marmorata as a manifestation of decompression illness

https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2020.8950
  • Antonio Villa | antonio_villa@fastwebnet.it Medical Examiner Divers (MED), Milan, Italy.
  • Mara Fiocchi Medical Examiner Divers (MED), Milan, Italy.

Abstract

We present imagines of skin lesions due to a decompression illness (known as cutis marmorata). These alterations are usually transient, but they could be a warning sign of a more severe manifestation of decompression illness.

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Published
2020-12-23
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Issue
Vol. 16 No. 3 (2020)
Section
Images in Emergency
Keywords:
Cutis marmorata, decompression illness, scuba diving
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Villa, A., & Fiocchi, M. (2020). Cutis marmorata as a manifestation of decompression illness. Emergency Care Journal, 16(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2020.8950

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