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Catamenial hemoptysis from endobronchial endometriosis in a child with type 1 von Willebrand disease
Author(s) -
Martire Baldassarre,
Loizzi Michele,
Cimmino Antonietta,
Peruzzi Sonia,
De Mattia Delia,
Giordano Paola
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.20559
Subject(s) - medicine , von willebrand disease , endometriosis , bronchoscopy , respiratory disease , pulmonary hemorrhage , natural history , von willebrand factor , pathology , surgery , lung , platelet
Catamenial hemoptysis is a rare condition characterized by cyclic pulmonary hemorrhage, synchronous with menses and associated with the presence of intrapulmonary or endobronchial endometrial tissue. Because of the paucity of cases reported in the literature, information regarding the natural history is limited and also the optimal diagnostic workup and management of these patients are not well defined. In this report, we present a case of endobronchial endometriosis in a 12‐year‐old female diagnosed by bronchoscopy and immunocytochemical assay, associated with type 1 von Willebrand disease. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2007; 42:386–388. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.