| Catamenial hemoptysis and pulmonary endometriosis: a case report. | |
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PMID: 12357268 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Hemoptysis can be caused by a variety of pulmonary diseases, including parasitic infections, tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis and malignancies. Rarely, pulmonary endometriosis can present with hemoptysis and pose a diagnostic problem to clinicians. Pulmonary endometriosis can easily be confused with other clinical entities, including pulmonary embolism, pneumonia and pneumothorax. Histopathologic confirmation is difficult, since the bleeding site is not easy to locate. However, a presumptive diagnosis of pulmonary endometriosis can be made with a typical clinical history. Even so, medical therapy may be problematic, with recurrence of symptoms despite hormonal ablation. We report a case of presumptive pulmonary endometriosis in a 32- year-old woman with a history of an induced abortion, who presented with catamenial hemoptysis (approximately one tablespoon per episode) occurring in the first 3 days of menstruation over an 11-month period. She was treated with an oral contraceptive for two months. No recurrence of hemoptysis was noted during 18 months of follow-up. The approach to diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary endometriosis is reviewed. |
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Authors:
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Zhong Yu; Jean K Fleischman; Habibur M Rahman; Augusto F Mesia; Fred Rosner |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Mount Sinai journal of medicine, New York Volume: 69 ISSN: 0027-2507 ISO Abbreviation: Mt. Sinai J. Med. Publication Date: 2002 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-10-01 Completed Date: 2002-10-17 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0241032 Medline TA: Mt Sinai J Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 261-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Services at Queens Hospital Center, 82-68 164th Street, Jamaica, NY 11432,USA. |
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Adult Diagnosis, Differential Endometriosis / complications*, diagnosis, drug therapy Female Hemoptysis / etiology* Humans Lung Diseases / complications*, diagnosis, drug therapy Menstruation* |
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