Catamenial Pneumothorax With Bullae

Kawaguchi Y, Yo Kawaguchi, Fujita T, Takuya Fujita, Hanaoka J, Jun Hanaoka
The Annals of thoracic surgery · 2015 · vol. 99(3) , pp. 1075–1078 · doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.056 · PMID:25742837 · W2008310347
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This paper describes a case of catamenial pneumothorax, a rare condition where air leaks into the chest cavity around the time of menstruation, in a patient presenting with associated bullae.

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The physiologic mechanisms and diagnostic approach of catamenial pneumothorax remain controversial. We report 3 patients with catamenial pneumothorax with bullae. Endometrial cells in these patients were located around the bullae, suggesting a possible new mechanism for catamenial pneumothorax in which cyclic endometrial shedding in the lung causes destruction of the lining of alveolar epithelial cells and forms bullae. Because intrathoracic endometriosis is considered an underrecognized cause of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax, we performed careful histologic examination for definitive diagnosis of thoracic endometriosis.

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Blister Pneumothorax Adult Blister Female Humans Pneumothorax Young Adult

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