Hemoptysis and Endometriosis: An Unusual Association - Case Report and Review of the Literature

• Main Authors: Joao Paulo Leonardo-Pinto (Author), Cristina Laguna Benetti-Pinto (Author), Iuri Quagliato (Author), Daniela Angerame Yela (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Thoracic endometriosis syndrome is a rare condition that includes four entities: catamenial pneumothorax, catamenial hemothorax, catamenial hemoptysis and lung nodules. We describe the case of a 23-year-old woman with complaints of hemoptysis during menstrual period in the two years prior t...