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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-2 | Issue-02
Uncommon cause of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax in a young female
Rajoor UG, Seema BN
Published: Feb. 27, 2014 |
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85
DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2014.v02i02.006
Pages: 85-87
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Abstract
Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax associated with the menstrual cycle or catamenial pneumothorax. Here
we presented such uncommon recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax in a young a case report of 22-year-old, woman. She
had symptoms of right-sided chest pain, shortness of breath and cough with scanty sputum associated with menstruation.
In conclusion, Clinical suspicion and recognition of the temporal relationship of the patient’s symptoms with menses are
essential to establish the diagnosis. Radiographic studies and thoracoscopy may support the diagnosis. Pathologic
evidence of thoracic endometrial tissue is not present universally. Therapeutic interventions, which include medical and
surgical options, must be individualized for each patient.