Endometriosis - A rare cause of primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Low QJ 1 , Cheo SW 2 , Wong WH 3 , Goh KS 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Hospital Melaka, Department of Internal Medicine, Bandar Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. lowqinjian@moh.gov.my
  • 2 Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Department of Internal Medicine, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 3 Kuala Lumpur Women and Children Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Hospital Melaka, Department of Internal Medicine, Bandar Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 2019 Oct;74(5):445-446.
PMID: 31649227

Abstract

Catamenial pneumothorax is a rare condition. We report a case of a 36-year-old female who presented with dyspnoea every time before she had her regular menses. Further investigation confirmed that she had catamenial pneumothorax. With this case we wish to highlight this rare diagnostic entity that every clinician should keep in mind.

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