RECURRING CATAMENIAL PNEUMOTHORAX TREATED WITH A GN-RH ANALOG

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SLABBYNCK, H
LAUREYS, M
IMPENS, N
DEVROEY, P
SCHANDEVYL, W
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[1] VRIJE UNIV BRUSSELS,AKAD ZIEKENHUIS,DEPT CLIN CHEM,B-1090 BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
[2] VRIJE UNIV BRUSSELS,AKAD ZIEKENHUIS,CTR REPROD MED,B-1090 BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
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10.1378/chest.100.3.851
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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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.
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