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Case Reports
. 2019 Nov 28;69(689):626-627.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp19X707045. Print 2019 Dec.

Delay in diagnosis of endometriosis: a case report of catamenial pneumothorax

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Delay in diagnosis of endometriosis: a case report of catamenial pneumothorax

Marije G Hierink et al. Br J Gen Pract. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Endometriosis with extensive scarring in the pelvis (A); endometriosis spots (B); fenestration (C); and scarring on the diaphragm (D).

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