Author(s)

Sara Marzook

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To report a case of Endometriosis associated with Pleural effusion. Design: Case report. Setting: Tertiary care center. Patient(s): A 30-year old woman presented with a right pleural effusion complicated with pneumothorax-mimicking TB. Intervention(s): Thoracentesis, pleural biopsy by a video-assisted thoracic surgery, pleurodesis, thoracic wedge resection, CT chest, CT Abdomen, and diagnostic Laparoscopy. Main Outcome Measure(s): After taking a GnRH analog, there was no recurrence of pleural effusion nor ascites. Result(s): Thoracentesis and wedge resection of lung ruled out malignancy. An omental mass biopsy obtained from diagnostic laparoscopy after the patient returned with drug-induced hepatitis, and ascites revealed endometriosis. Conclusion(s): Thoracic endometriosis is rare; however, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis by unknown causes of pleural effusion in reproductive age timeframe in women.

Endometriosis, Pleural Effusion, Ascites, Pneumothorax

Marzook, S. (2021) Pleural Effusion and Ascites Associated with Endometriosis-Mimicking Tuberculosis. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 11, 183-188. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2021.112019.