Catamenial hemothorax

Last revised by David Luong on 28 Jul 2021

A catamenial hemothorax is one of the potential manifestations of thoracic endometriosis. It is essentially a term to describe cyclical hemorrhage into the lungs. It is considered less common than a catamenial pneumothorax and a proportion of patients may present with hemoptysis 3.

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