Catamenial pneumothorax: Still a rare syndrome

Abstract

SUMMARY A case of catamenial pneumothorax; a rare type of spontaneous pneumothorax is reported in a 30 year old nursing officer. She presented with recurrent right pneumothorax coinciding with her menstrual period. There was no history of cough, fever, smoking or chest trauma and she was not a known asthmatic. Investigation confirmed the right pneumothorax, and closed tube thoracostomy drainage and chemical pleurodesis added to the retreatment resulted in cure.

Keywords

• Catamenia
• Pneumothorax
• Endometriosis
• Thoracostomy
• Menstruation
• Pleurodesis