Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease (Sep 2004)

Recurrent catamenial hemothorax

  • N. Charokopos,
  • M. Tsiamita,
  • K. Karkoulias,
  • R. Panagiota,
  • D. Dougenis,
  • K. Spiropoulos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2004.699
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 61, no. 3

Abstract

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Endometriosis is a common cause of chronic pelvic pain and infertility affecting women of reproductive age, but the disease in rare conditions may be extragenital so may be present with a variety of symptoms. This is a report of an unusual case of pelvic endometriosis that presented with a recurrent hemothorax.

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