Frequently Asked Questions on Diving Medicine

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column el_class=”page-text”][vc_column_text]Psoriasis-Arthritis ist eine chronische entzündliche Erkrankung des Bewegungsapparats und könnte selbst eine Kontraindikation für das Tauchen darstellen, wenn sie nicht gut kompensiert/kontrolliert wird, da sie den Körper anfällig für Dekompressionsstress macht. Darüber hinaus könnte die Einnahme von Methotrexat aufgrund seiner Nebenwirkungen, zu denen Lungentoxizität und Myelotoxizität gehören, ein weiteres Risiko für Ihren Schüler darstellen. Daher ist es unbedingt erforderlich, dass Sie die Tauchtauglichkeit Ihres Schülers von einem Spezialisten für Tauch- und Überdruckmedizin in Absprache mit dem Rheumatologen beurteilen lassen.

Die klinischen Manifestationen der Krankheit können von Person zu Person sehr unterschiedlich sein. So leiden einige Patienten mehr unter den kutanen Manifestationen der Krankheit (typische desquamative Läsionen und Schorf), während andere unter dem arthritischen Typ (Gelenks- und Gürtelschmerzen) leiden. Im Laufe des Lebens kann die Krankheit selbst variieren und zwischen Schüben und Ruhephasen wechseln.

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[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column el_class=”page-text”][vc_column_text]L’arthrite psoriasique est une maladie inflammatoire chronique du système musculo-squelettique qui peut constituer une contre-indication à la plongée si elle n’est pas bien compensée/contrôlée, car elle rend le corps sensible au stress de décompression. De plus, l’utilisation du méthotrexate pourrait exposer votre élève à des risques supplémentaires en raison de ses effets secondaires, qui comprennent une toxicité pulmonaire et une myélotoxicité. Il est donc impératif que vous fassiez évaluer l’aptitude de votre élève à la plongée par un spécialiste de la plongée et de la médecine hyperbare, en consultation avec le rhumatologue.

Les manifestations cliniques de la maladie peuvent également varier considérablement d’une personne à l’autre ; par exemple, certains patients souffrent davantage des manifestations cutanées de la maladie (lésions squameuses et croûtes typiques), tandis que d’autres souffrent du type arthritique (douleurs articulaires et douleurs au niveau de la ceinture). Au cours de la vie, la maladie elle-même peut varier, alternant entre des poussées et des périodes de « quiescence ».

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[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column el_class=”page-text”][vc_column_text]Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the musculoskeletal system and could itself be a contraindication to diving if not well compensated/controlled, as it makes the body susceptible to decompression stress. In addition, the use of Methotrexate could put your student at further risk because of its side effects, which include pulmonary toxicity and myelotoxicity. It is therefore imperative that you have your student’s fitness to dive assessed by a specialist in diving and hyperbaric medicine in consultation with the rheumatologist.

The clinical manifestations of the disease can also vary greatly from person to person; for example, some patients suffer more from the cutaneous manifestations of the disease (typical desquamative lesions and scabs), while others suffer from the arthritic type (joint and girdle pain). Over the course of a lifetime, the disease itself can vary, alternating between flares and periods of ‘quiescence’.

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The clinical manifestations of the disease can also vary greatly from person to person; for example, some patients suffer more from the cutaneous manifestations of the disease (typical desquamative lesions and scabs), while others suffer from the arthritic type (joint and girdle pain). Over the course of a lifetime, the disease itself can vary, alternating between flares and periods of ‘quiescence’.

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[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column el_class=”page-text”][vc_column_text]Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the musculoskeletal system and could itself be a contraindication to diving if not well compensated/controlled, as it makes the body susceptible to decompression stress. In addition, the use of Methotrexate could put your student at further risk because of its side effects, which include pulmonary toxicity and myelotoxicity. It is therefore imperative that you have your student’s fitness to dive assessed by a specialist in diving and hyperbaric medicine in consultation with the rheumatologist.

The clinical manifestations of the disease can also vary greatly from person to person; for example, some patients suffer more from the cutaneous manifestations of the disease (typical desquamative lesions and scabs), while others suffer from the arthritic type (joint and girdle pain). Over the course of a lifetime, the disease itself can vary, alternating between flares and periods of ‘quiescence’.

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Medications and Fitness to Dive
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