Familial Pulmonary Endometriosis in Three Sisters: A Case Series and Review of the Literature

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<title>Abstract</title> <p> <bold>Background:</bold> Catamenial pneumothorax (CP) is the most common manifestation of thoracic endometriosis syndrome and is characterized by recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax occurring in temporal association with menstruation. Although familial aggregation is well recognized in pelvic endometriosis, familial occurrence of catamenial pneumothorax remains exceptionally rare in t...

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• Algorithms
• Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome
• Endometriosis
• Immunohistochemistry
• Phenotype
• Pneumothorax
• Risk Factors
• Tertiary Care Centers

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f6edaee0-52de-5e29-a1d2-fc75c1ff8941

DOI

10.21203/rs.3.rs-10342209/v1