Endometriosis with dyspnea – is it possible?

Autor: Joanna Knap, Monika Klimek, Marta Masternak, Mateusz Reda
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Polish<br />Russian<br />Ukrainian
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Education, Health and Sport, Vol 9, Iss 9, Pp 1142-1146 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2391-8306
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3464361
Popis: Dyspnea is defined by American Thoracic Society as a subjective experience of breathing discomfort that consist of qualitatively distinct sensation that vary in intensity. As a pulmonary symptom, it is rarely associated with pathology of the reproductive organs. However, shortness of breath can be the first sign of endometriosis. The entity known as thoracic endometriosis syndrome is a manifestation of endometriosis, within the lung parenchyma or on the diaphram and pleural surface. This includes catamenial pneumothorax, hemothorax, hemoptysis, and pulmonary nodules.
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