Bilateral spontaneous chylothorax after severe vomiting in children

Bilateral spontaneous chylothorax after severe vomiting in children

OBJECTIVE To report the case of a child with bilateral chylothorax due to infrequent etiology: thoracic duct injury after severe vomiting. CASE DESCRIPTION Girl, 7 years old, with chronic facial swelling started after hyperemesis. During examination, she also presented with bilateral pleural effusion, with chylous fluid obtained during thoracentesis. After extensive clinical, laboratory, and ...

Bilateral spontaneous persistent open pneumothorax with chylothorax.

Spontaneous bilateral chylothorax: uniform features of a rare condition.

A 67-yr-old woman was admitted with dyspnoea, chest and neck pain and swelling of both supraclavicular fossae and the neck. Chest X-ray showed bilateral pleural effusions. Thoracocentesis yielded a milky fluid with a high triglyceride level. Four previously published cases had similar clinical manifestations. The pathophysiology is discussed.

Spontaneous idiopathic chylothorax in adults.

hylothorax refers to the presence of chyle in the pleural cavity as a result of thoracic duct disruption. It is either spontaneous or traumatic. Typically, it appears as a milky, opalescent odorless fluid, rich in triglycerides. Herein, 2 cases of spontaneous idiopathic chylothorax are reported, with a brief review of the literature. A 37-year-old Saudi man, who was admitted for investigation o...

Bilateral chylothorax after blunt thoracic trauma: a case report.

Traumatic chylothorax other than iatrogenic thoracic duct injury is extremely rare in children. Chylothorax can cause cardiopulmonary abnormalities and significant nutritional, metabolic and immunologic consequences. The management of chylothorax ranges from conservative treatment to surgical intervention. We present a four-year-old boy who presented with respiratory difficulty due to multiple ...