title: Recurring catamenial pneumothorax treated with a Gn-RH analogue.
abstract: We report a case of recurring catamenial pneumothorax with concurrent pelvic endometriosis. Thoracoscopy revealed a blue-like lesion on top of the dome of the right hemidiaphragm. Microscopic examination of biopsy specimens showed endometriosis. The patient was treated with a Gn-RH analogue and remains well without further evidence of pneumothorax after six months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Slabbynck
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laureys
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Impens
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Vroey
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schandevyl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002064:Buserelin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D017273:Goserelin; D006801:Humans; D008598:Menstruation; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D017273:Goserelin; D002064:Buserelin