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Development of bilateral chylothorax in a younger female secondary to tuberculosis

Chylothorax is a rare clinical entity characterized by a milky white aspirate with increased triglyceride levels. The commonest etiology is malignancy and trauma, and bilateral chylothorax, secondary to tuberculosis, is an extremely rare cause, as observed in the present case.

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Autores principales: Kant, Surya, Verma, Sanjay Kumar, Anand, Sunish C., Prasad, Rajendra, Verma, Rajendra Kumar
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3099513/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21654988
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.76303

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