Catamenial pneumothorax

Case contributed by Matthew Hung , 7 Jul 2017
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 29 Jul 2019

Updates to Case Attributes

Age changed from 30 years old to 30 years .
Presentation was changed:
30-year-old female with historyHistory of asthma and recurrent pneumothorax presenting with worsening shortness of breath and right pleuritic chest pain.

References changed:

  • 1. Visouli AN, Zarogoulidis K, Kougioumtzi I, Huang H, Li Q, Dryllis G, Kioumis I, Pitsiou G, Machairiotis N, Katsikogiannis N, Papaiwannou A, Lampaki S, Zaric B, Branislav P, Porpodis K, Zarogoulidis P. Catamenial pneumothorax. (2014) Journal of thoracic disease. 6 (Suppl 4): S448-60. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.49">doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.49</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25337402">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
  • 1. Visouli AN, Zarogoulidis K, Kougioumtzi I, Huang H, Li Q, Dryllis G, Kioumis I, Pitsiou G, Machairiotis N, Katsikogiannis N, Papaiwannou A, Lampaki S, Zaric B, Branislav P, Porpodis K, Zarogoulidis P. Catamenial pneumothorax. (2014) Journal of thoracic disease. 6 (Suppl 4): S448-60. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.49">doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.49</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25337402">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
  • Visouli AN, Zrogoulidis K, Kougioumtzi I, et al. Catamenial Pneumothorax. J Thorac Dis. 2014 Oct; 6(Suppl 4): S448–S460.
  • Visouli AN, Visouli ZK, Visouli KI, Visouli HH, Visouli LQ, Visouli DG, Visouli KI, Visouli PG, Visouli MN, Visouli KN, Visouli PA, Visouli LS, Visouli ZB, Visouli BP, Visouli PK, Visouli ZP. Catamenial pneumothorax. (2014) Journal of Thoracic Disease. 6 (4): S448-S460. <span class="ref_v4"></span>

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