Catamenial pneumothorax in a 14-year-old female: A case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Pneumothoraces can occur in patients of all ages and genders. We encountered a female adolescent patient who was experiencing recurrent pneumothoraces every several months. She endured an extensive workup to determine an etiology for her pneumothoraces but it was all negative. She was eventually diagnosed with catamenial pneumothorax. This is an established cause of recurrent pneumothorax in adults but is very rare in adolescent patients. Keeping it on the differential for any female of reproductive age with recurrent pneumothoraces may prevent potentially harmful and expensive diagnostic testing and procedures.

Methods

We reported a case of catamenial pneumothorax in an adolescent patient and reviewed the relevant literature.

Results

Our patient w

SUBMITTER: Kramer AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6831874 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature