Catamenial pneumothorax.
Consistent clinical features of catamenial pneumothorax are its recurrent nature, repeated involvement of the right hemithorax, and a temporal relationship to the onset of menstruation. A personal case with endometrial implants and defects of the the diaphragm is presented. A review of the entire 41 cases reported in the literature reveals that the syndrome is more common than previously believed; there is a definite relationship with endometriosis; and the air allowing the pneumothorax does not appear to enter the chest by way of the genital tract, as originally postulated.
D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000473:pathology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000150:complications*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*