Nguyen Kimberly, Nudelman Brian G, Quiros Jorge, Cortes Marianne, Savu Cristina
Internal Medicine, Broward Health Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Internal Medicine, Memorial Healthcare, Pembroke Pines, USA.
Cureus. 2023 Sep 22;15(9):e45769. doi: 10.7759/cureus.45769. eCollection 2023 Sep.
Catamenial Pneumothorax is a rare condition often associated with endometriosis in menstruating women. Due to the rarity of this condition, its etiology is not well studied and, thus, effective treatment regimens have not been well established. We present a case of a 21-year-old female with no significant past medical history who developed recurrent episodes of spontaneous pneumothorax, chronologically associated with her menstrual cycle. This pattern is known as the criteria and is one of the only established criteria in current literature for diagnosing catamenial pneumothorax. Our aim with this case report is to expand the current collection of published knowledge about this rare condition and to bring awareness so that those affected by catamenial pneumothorax can be diagnosed and treated more efficiently. Additional research on the pathophysiology of this disease needs to be done to aid in the development of effective treatment regimens.
月经性气胸是一种罕见的疾病，常与月经期女性的子宫内膜异位症相关。由于这种疾病罕见，其病因尚未得到充分研究，因此有效的治疗方案也尚未确立。我们报告一例21岁女性，既往无重大病史，出现复发性自发性气胸，时间上与月经周期相关。这种模式被称为标准，是当前文献中诊断月经性气胸仅有的既定标准之一。我们撰写本病例报告的目的是扩充当前关于这种罕见疾病的已发表知识，并提高认识，以便能更有效地诊断和治疗受月经性气胸影响的患者。需要对这种疾病的病理生理学进行更多研究，以帮助制定有效的治疗方案。
