Catamenial pneumothorax due to solitary localization of diaphragmatic endometriosis.

Introduction: Catamenial pneumothorax (CP) is a spontaneous recurrent pneumothorax occurring in women in reproductive age. The etiology of CP has been associated with thoracic endometriosis and is its most common presentation.

Presentation Of Case: A case of right catamenial pneumothorax in a 38 year old woman is presented in which three episodes of CP occurred within 72h of menses in a 6 month period.

Partial rescue of Rett syndrome by ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) oil.

Evidence of enhanced oxidative stress (O.S.) and lipid peroxidation has been reported in patients with Rett syndrome (RTT), a relatively rare neurodevelopmental disorder progressing in 4-stages, and mainly caused by loss-of-function mutations in the methyl-CpG-binding protein 2.