Recurring catamenial pneumothorax treated with a Gn-RH analogue.
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.
Slabbynck
H
H
Department of Pneumology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Laureys
M
M
Impens
N
N
De Vroey
P
P
Schandevyl
W
W
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
D017273:Goserelin; D002064:Buserelin