Fluid leaked from scuba diver’s blood vessels after 100-foot cave dive in rare medical case

In a particularly uncommon medical case, a scuba diver who descended deep into an underwater cave developed a lethal blood syndrome wherein fluid leaked out of his blood vessels.  

The syndrome was an odd complication of decompression illness, or “the bends,” wherein air bubbles type within the blood as folks go from excessive stress at depth to low stress on the floor. The situation normally causes joint ache, dizziness and excessive fatigue. It may be deadly, however most individuals reply to therapy, which normally includes being positioned in a hyperbaric chamber underneath excessive stress and oxygen move.