CLINICAL CASE OF CONGENITAL SPONTANEOUS BILATERAL CHYLOTHORAX

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.

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 ...

Recurrent Congenital Chylothorax: A Case Report

We report a case of fetal chylothorax and hydrops. Chylothorax is a very rare condition, occurring in approximately 1 in 10000-15000 pregnancies, with an overall mortality rate of 25% to 50%. It is the most common form of pleural effusion in the prenatal period. Available treatments include thoracocentesis, pleuro-amniotic shunting and pleurodesis and the optimal antenatal management and timing...

Congenital Chylothorax

Although pleural effusion is a rare cause of respiratory distress in newborns, being familiar with this disease is very important because of the generally favorable prognosis when the diagnosis is done early and therapy is prompt. We report a case of a full-term baby diagnosed with respiratory distress after 1 week of life. An X-ray of his chest showed a left pleural effusion. Moreover, a thora...