Coexistence of catamenial pneumothorax and catamenial hemoptysis in a patient with pulmonary hemangiomatosis-like foci: A case report

Abstract

Catamenial pneumothorax and catamenial hemoptysis are syndromes specific to women of reproductive age. Thoracic endometriosis syndrome most commonly presents as catamenial pneumothorax and very rarely as catamenial hemoptysis. Thoracic endometriosis syndrome is not the only cause of catamenial pneumothorax and hemoptysis. Some cases of catamenial pneumothorax and more than half of patients with hemoptysis lack evidence of ectopic endometrial tissue. Coexistence of catamenial pneumothorax and hemoptysis is extremely rare, and only one patient has been reported in the English literature.