Diaphragmatic Pain in Pulmonary Endometriosis

Griffith RD, R D Griffith, Robert Griffith, Sedlak JB, J B Sedlak, JUSTIN B. SEDLAK, Little WP, WALTER P. LITTLE, William Little, W P Little
Southern medical journal · 1988 · vol. 81(1) , pp. 89–91 · doi:10.1097/00007611-198801000-00020 · PMID:3336805 · W85532628
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A case study highlights how periscapular pain concurrent with menstruation can aid in diagnosing pulmonary endometriosis and its associated hemothorax.

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The diagnosis of pulmonary endometriosis is difficult and requires a high index of suspicion in patients with pelvic endometriosis. We have reported a case in which a history of periscapular pain associated with menses proved useful in delineating the cause of the hemothorax.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Pain Pleural Neoplasms Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Hemothorax Hemothorax Humans Menstruation Pain Pleural Neoplasms Pleural Neoplasms Pleural Neoplasms

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