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Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica

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ORCCOSUPA-QUISPE, David J; MENDOZA-CABRERA, Fiorella D  and  MEJIA-HURTADO, Margot. Cerebral embolism during commercial flight: case report. Rev. perú. med. exp. salud publica [online]. 2019, vol.36, n.4, pp.705-708. ISSN 1726-4634.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2019.360.4179.

We present the case of a 25-year old man with a history of marijuana and tobacco consumption who, during a commercial flight to Cusco, presented dyspnea, loss of consciousness, and epileptic condition. He arrived in this city presenting arterial hypotension, abolished pulmonary murmur, with no recovery of consciousness. The thorax tomography revealed lung bullae and the tomography showed pneumocephalus. He was diagnosed with cerebral gas embolism. Hypoxemia associated with seizures and loss of consciousness in a young person during a flight is not a common event. Loss of cabin pressure during climb appears to be the triggering event in patients with lung disease.

Keywords : Barotrauma; Air embolism; Stroke; Air travelling.

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