Respiratory medicine case reports

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a cystic lung disease characterized by rounded, thin-walled cysts uniformly distributed within normal lung parenchyma on high-resolution chest computed tomography. We report a case of diffuse cystic lung di…

Catamenial pneumothorax (CP) is a rare form of spontaneous pneumothorax associated with thoracic endometriosis and is exceptionally uncommon in adolescents. We report a 14-year-old girl with early menarche and heavy menses who presented wit…

Catamenial pneumothorax (CP) is a rare form of spontaneous pneumothorax associated with thoracic endometriosis. We report a case of CP with histologically proven diaphragmatic endometriosis successfully managed by combined surgical resectio…

Though rare, hemothorax can occur without trauma, coagulopathy, or apparent vascular injury. Similar to the proposed mechanism of Meigs' syndrome or hepatic hydrothorax, small diaphragmatic defects may allow peritoneal fluid to traverse the…

A middle-aged female was reviewed at the gynecology ward due to worsening dyspnea after surgery. She was incidentally found by computed tomography to have isolated unilateral absence of pulmonary artery. Echocardiography revealed pulmonary …

Pleural endometriosis is a rare manifestation of endometriosis that usually presents with catamenial symptoms, with or without complications. Here, we present a case of incidentally discovered pleural involvement of endometriosis in an asym…

Black pleural effusions (BPE) are rare, exudative pleural effusions that produce a black fluid on thoracentesis. While the name and definition of this pathology is undeniably simple, the etiologies, outcomes, and treatments for BPE are incr…

Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) in women of reproductive age with causes such as thoracic endometriosis syndrome (TES) presents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. A 33-year-old women was treated conservatively with chest tube insertion f…

Tumors of the abdominal wall are rare, divided into benign and malignant lesions that are composed of primary tumors and by the parietal invasion of intra-abdominal tumors and metastatic parietal implants. In the case of metastases in the a…

A 63-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with history of persistent dyspnea. Right pleural effusion and ovarian tumor were discovered, but here were no significant findings on thoracoscopy under local anesthesia. The pleural effusi…

Pneumothorax is an abnormal collection of air between the lung and chest wall. Pneumothorax management guidelines put forth by the American College of Chest Physicians, European Respiratory Society, and British Thoracic Society are specific…

Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome (TES) is a rare diagnosis characterized by ectopic endometrial tissue in the chest. Pleural fluid adenosine deaminase (ADA) is thought to be highly specific for tuberculous pleural effusions, particularly whe…

Catamenial pneumothorax (CP) is considered to be the most common form of thoracic endometriosis syndrome, which also includes catamenial hemothorax, catamenial hemopneumothorax, catamenial hemoptysis, and endometriosis lung nodules. Diagnos…

BackgroundVertebral cement augmentation procedures, as kyphoplasty (KP) or percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP), are commonly used for the management of pain of the vertebral column usually due to fractures related to traumatic injury, osteopo…

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Pneumothoraces can occur in patients of all ages and genders. We encountered a female adolescent patient who was experiencing recurrent pneumothoraces every several months. She endured an extensive workup to determine a…

ObjectiveTo present an unusual case and proposed mechanism of bilateral spontaneous pneumothoraces with pneumomediastinum in a patient with intravenous methamphetamine use.Case reportThin white man presented with confusion and chest pain af…

Rasmussen's aneurysm, a very rare complication of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), is a pulmonary artery aneurysm adjacent to or within a tuberculous cavity. It may lead to rupture and life threatening massive hemoptysis, an uncommon but…

Massive Hemoptysis and pulmonary embolism are two very severe and potentially fatal pulmonary emergencies requiring completely different treatments. We present the case of a 45-year old male transmitted to our Hospital for massive hemoptysi…

Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) are mesenchymal neoplasms with immunoreactivity for both melanocytic and smooth muscle markers. PEComas occur at multiple sites, and malignant PEComas can undergo metastasis, recurrence and agg…

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) occurs most frequently in young, tall, lean, male smokers without any known underlying lung disease. It is an important diagnosis to make promptly in order to prevent progression to obstructive shock. …

Thoracic splenosis is rare benign condition that follows trauma leading to diaphragmatic injury. Most of the patients including ours present with a clear traumatic event leading to autotransplantation of spleen in thoracic cavity. Mostly di…

A 44 year old male former smoker from Ecuador presented with productive cough for 3 weeks, positive tuberculin skin test, 40 lbs weight loss and right lower lobe collapse. He denied wheezing or hemoptysis. He was treated with antibiotics an…