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Image Challenge. Q:. This 38-year-old woman developed recurrent right-sided chest pain synchronously with her menses. What is the most likely diagnosis? 1. Recurrent pulmonary emboli 2. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency 3. Meig's syndrome 4. Thoracic endometriosis 5. Lymphangiomyomatosis.

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  1. Image Challenge Q: This 38-year-old woman developed recurrent right-sided chest pain synchronously with her menses. What is the most likely diagnosis? 1. Recurrent pulmonary emboli 2. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency 3. Meig's syndrome 4. Thoracic endometriosis 5. Lymphangiomyomatosis

  2. Image Challenge Q: This 38-year-old woman developed recurrent right-sided chest pain synchronously with her menses. What is the most likely diagnosis? Answer: 4. Thoracic endometriosis Her chest radiography demonstrated pneumothorax; endometrial deposits were identified during thoracoscopy implicating catamenial pneumothorax as the cause of her chest pain. Read More: N Engl J Med 2006;355:e9

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