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A Very Rare Entity: Catamenial Pneumothorax

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
¹ Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

For reprint information contact: A Serhan Poyraz, MD, Tel: 90 332 257 0606, Fax: 90 332 247 6886. Email: ahmetserhanpoyraz{at}hotmail.com, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Konya, Turkey.

Catamenial pneumothorax, a variant of spontaneous pneumothorax occurs exclusively in women of menstrual age. Catamenial pneumothorax is associated with a high rate of recurrence. The etiology and pathogenesis is enigmatic. We describe the case of a 42-year-old woman with right-sided catamenial pneumothorax recurring four times, caused by ectopic endometriosis in the pleural layers which was confirmed histopathologically. Surgical treatment should be accomplished during menstruation for optimal visualization of pleurodiaphragmatic endometriosis.

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