Why doesn’t the American Lung Association recognize Catamenial Pneumothorax as a rare lung disease?
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Question stimulated by the book “Living With Lung and Colon Endometriosis: Catamenial Pneumothorax by Glynis D. Wallace.
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Catamenial pneumothorax is a condition of collapsed lung occurring in conjunction with menstrual periods (catamenial refers to menstruation), believed to be caused primarily by endometriosis of the pleura (the membrane surrounding the lung). Catamenial Pneumothorax is the most common form of thoracic endometriosis syndrome, which also includes catamenial hemothorax, catamenial hemoptysis and endometriosis lung nodules, as well as some exceptional presentations.