Catamenial pneumothorax epidemiology and demographics

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Overview

Some sources claim this entity represents 3-6% of pneumothorax in women.^[1] In regard of the low incidence of (primary spontaneous, i.e. not due to surgical trauma etc.) pneumothorax in women (about 1/100,000/year),^[1] this is a very rare condition. Hence, many basic textbooks don’t mention it, and many doctors have never heard of it.^[2] However, catamenial pneumothorax is probably under-recognized.^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 radio/563 at eMedicine
↑ Glynis D. Wallace. Living With Lung And Colon Endometriosis: Catamenial Pneumothorax. Authorhouse, 2005. ISBN 1-4208-8331-3
↑ Alifano M, Roth T, Broet SC, Schussler O, Magdeleinat P, Regnard JF. Catamenial pneumothorax: a prospective study. Chest 2003; 124: 1004-8. PMID 12970030

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[eMedicine-1] 1.0 ^1.1 radio/563 at eMedicine

[book-2] Glynis D. Wallace. Living With Lung And Colon Endometriosis: Catamenial Pneumothorax. Authorhouse, 2005. ISBN 1-4208-8331-3

[chest-3] Alifano M, Roth T, Broet SC, Schussler O, Magdeleinat P, Regnard JF. Catamenial pneumothorax: a prospective study. Chest 2003; 124: 1004-8. PMID 12970030

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