Catamenial hemoptysis. 2008

Osman Elbek, and Sermin Börekçi, and Ebru Dikensoy, and Yasemin Kibar, and Hasan Bayram, and Kemal Bakir, and Oner Dikensoy
Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey. osmanelbek@yahoo.com

Catamenial hemoptysis is a rare condition that is associated with the presence of intrapulmonary or endobronchial endometrial tissue. We describe a case of endobronchial endometriosis with catamenial hemoptysis. The patient was a 22 years-old girl presented with recurrent hemoptysis episodes for the last two years. Bronchoscopic examination was performed within first days of menses, and indicated multiple purplish-red submucosal patches in distal one third of trachea and bilateral bronchial trees that bled easily when touched. The cytological evaluation of the bronchial brushing specimens demonstrated clusters of small cuboidal cells consistent with an endometrial origin. Follow-up bronchoscopic examination at the end of the menstrual cycle revealed that the previous tracheobronchial lesions disappeared. The patient was treated with Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) analogues and hormones including estrogen and progesterone therapy. Recurrent hemoptysis stopped following the medical treatment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008597 Menstrual Cycle The period from onset of one menstrual bleeding (MENSTRUATION) to the next in an ovulating woman or female primate. The menstrual cycle is regulated by endocrine interactions of the HYPOTHALAMUS; the PITUITARY GLAND; the ovaries; and the genital tract. The menstrual cycle is divided by OVULATION into two phases. Based on the endocrine status of the OVARY, there is a FOLLICULAR PHASE and a LUTEAL PHASE. Based on the response in the ENDOMETRIUM, the menstrual cycle is divided into a proliferative and a secretory phase. Endometrial Cycle,Ovarian Cycle,Cycle, Endometrial,Cycle, Menstrual,Cycle, Ovarian,Cycles, Endometrial,Cycles, Menstrual,Cycles, Ovarian,Endometrial Cycles,Menstrual Cycles,Ovarian Cycles
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D001982 Bronchial Diseases Diseases involving the BRONCHI. Bronchial Disease,Disease, Bronchial,Diseases, Bronchial
D001999 Bronchoscopy Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the bronchi. Bronchoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Bronchoscopic,Bronchoscopic Surgery,Surgery, Bronchoscopic,Bronchoscopic Surgeries,Bronchoscopic Surgical Procedure,Bronchoscopies,Surgeries, Bronchoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Bronchoscopic
D004715 Endometriosis A condition in which functional endometrial tissue is present outside the UTERUS. It is often confined to the PELVIS involving the OVARY, the ligaments, cul-de-sac, and the uterovesical peritoneum. Endometrioma,Endometriomas,Endometrioses
D005260 Female Females
D006469 Hemoptysis Expectoration or spitting of blood originating from any part of the RESPIRATORY TRACT, usually from hemorrhage in the lung parenchyma (PULMONARY ALVEOLI) and the BRONCHIAL ARTERIES. Hemoptyses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D055815 Young Adult A person between 19 and 24 years of age. Adult, Young,Adults, Young,Young Adults

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