This paper presents a patient showing both the unusual syndrome of catamenial pneumothorax and a strong family history of malignant hyperthermia. The anaesthetic management is described and discussed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Gradually, however, the pain occurred more frequently and became associated with dyspnea and a sensation of a "fluid motion" in her chest. [mayoclinic.pure.elsevier.com]

Conclusion Catamenial Pneumothorax remains underdiagnosed but should be suspected in reproductive age women who present with cyclical dyspnea during the perimenstrual period. [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

A 45-year-old nonsmoking woman with repeated coughing and dyspnea on effort was admitted to our hospital diagnosed with right-sided pneumothorax on chest X-ray. Chest computed tomography showed neither bullae nor nodules. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patient 1 is 31 years old and presented with chest pain, dyspnea and a right hemothorax. [elsevier.es]

Physical examination was remarkable for decreased breath sounds and hyperresonance over the right hemithorax. Her labs were unremarkable. Chest radiography revealed a right pneumothorax ( Figure 1 ). [amjmed.org]

Physical findings classically consist of absent tactile fremitus, hyperresonance to percussion, and decreased breath sounds on the affected side. [merckmanuals.com]

Signs Examination may be unremarkable Tachycardia may be the only clinical finding (single most common finding) Keep high index of suspicion COPD patients Tall, thin males Changes on affected side Unilateral absent or decreased breath sounds Hyperresonance [fpnotebook.com]

Rarely, there may be cyanosis (bluish discoloration of the skin due to low oxygen levels), altered level of consciousness, a hyperresonant percussion note on examination of the affected side with reduced expansion and decreased movement, pain in the epigastrium [en.wikipedia.org]

The patient presented with a 3-year history of intermittent productive cough with blood-tinged sputum, chronic anemia, loss of appetite, and general weakness associated with menstruation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The patient recalled often having developed the right-sided pleuritic pain of pneumothorax during or shortly after sexual intercourse. She had no symptoms or signs to suggest endometriosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The patient presented with a 3-year history of intermittent productive cough with blood-tinged sputum, chronic anemia, loss of appetite, and general weakness associated with menstruation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Menstruation stopped, and the chest pain disappeared. During a 6-month follow-up period, pneumothorax did not recur. A 38-year-old female smoker reported having had intermittent, recurrent right-sided chest pain for several months. [nejm.org]

Air supposedly flows into the peritoneum via the fallopian tubes due to the absence of a cervical mucus plug during the menstrual cycle. [3,13-18] Retrograde menstruation (migration theory) The clockwise directionality of peritoneal flow from the right [cureus.com]

In the menstrual period the cervical mucus plug is absent, thus permitting communication between the peritoneal cavity and the outside through the uterine and the fallopian tubes. [ijcasereportsandimages.com]

mucus plug. 4, 6 This latter theory explains the non-endometriosis-related catamenial pneumothorax better. [rc.rcjournal.com]

The air that enters the thorax is hypothesized to originate from the fallopian tubes due to a lack of cervical mucus plug during menstruation, then travels through the peritoneum and past the diaphragm. [biomedgrid.com]

mucus plug, passage of air from the genital tract through congenital or acquired diaphragmatic defects. [scipedia.com]

Use of GnRH analogs is typically limited to 6 to 12 months due to side effects14 of hypoestrogenism, particularly decreased trabecular bone density, vaginal dryness, and hot flashes. [biomedgrid.com]

The treatment is restricted to 6 months, because side effects, mostly loss of trabecular bone density, hot flashes and vaginal dryness. The bone density is usually restored 2 years after treatment cessation [21, 22]. [cardiothoracicsurgery.biomedcentral.com]

A 45-year-old nonsmoking woman with repeated coughing and dyspnea on effort was admitted to our hospital diagnosed with right-sided pneumothorax on chest X-ray. Chest computed tomography showed neither bullae nor nodules. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In some lung diseases, especially emphysema, it is possible for abnormal lung areas such as bullae (large air-filled sacs) to have the same appearance as a pneumothorax on chest X-ray, and it may not be safe to apply any treatment before the distinction [en.wikipedia.org]