Endometriosis: An Unusual Cause of Bilateral Pneumothoraces
A 27-year-old female presented to the emergency department with sudden onset shortness of breath. A diagnosis of bilateral catamenial pneumothoraces was made following chest radiograph. Catamenial pneumothorax is a recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax that occurs in 90% of affected women 24–48 hours a...
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| description | A 27-year-old female presented to the emergency department with sudden onset shortness of breath. A diagnosis of bilateral catamenial pneumothoraces was made following chest radiograph. Catamenial pneumothorax is a recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax that occurs in 90% of affected women 24–48 hours after the onset of their menstruation; 30–50% of cases have associated pelvic endometriosis. Symptoms can be as simple as chest pain or as severe as the presentation of this patient who was initially found to be in significant respiratory distress. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7686682b8a62405785478de8879ab5432022-12-22T01:43:09ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2020-02-014110.5811/cpcem.2019.11.45061cpcem-04-35Endometriosis: An Unusual Cause of Bilateral PneumothoracesChristopher S. Sampson0Kathleen White1University of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbia, MissouriUniversity of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Surgery, Columbia, MissouriA 27-year-old female presented to the emergency department with sudden onset shortness of breath. A diagnosis of bilateral catamenial pneumothoraces was made following chest radiograph. Catamenial pneumothorax is a recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax that occurs in 90% of affected women 24–48 hours after the onset of their menstruation; 30–50% of cases have associated pelvic endometriosis. Symptoms can be as simple as chest pain or as severe as the presentation of this patient who was initially found to be in significant respiratory distress.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9tw1j1ph |
| spellingShingle | Christopher S. Sampson Kathleen White Endometriosis: An Unusual Cause of Bilateral Pneumothoraces Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| title | Endometriosis: An Unusual Cause of Bilateral Pneumothoraces |
| title_full | Endometriosis: An Unusual Cause of Bilateral Pneumothoraces |
| title_fullStr | Endometriosis: An Unusual Cause of Bilateral Pneumothoraces |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endometriosis: An Unusual Cause of Bilateral Pneumothoraces |
| title_short | Endometriosis: An Unusual Cause of Bilateral Pneumothoraces |
| title_sort | endometriosis an unusual cause of bilateral pneumothoraces |
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