Endometriosis - A rare cause of primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Q J Low; S W Cheo; W H Wong; K S Goh

Endometriosis - A rare cause of primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Med J Malaysia. 2019 Oct;74(5):445-446.

Authors

Q J Low¹, S W Cheo², W H Wong³, K S Goh⁴

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.

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Endometriosis / complications*
Endometriosis / diagnosis
Female
Humans
Menstruation*
Pneumothorax / etiology*
Rare Diseases
Recurrence
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Supplementary concepts

Catamenial pneumothorax