Bilateral Chylothorax Complicating a Case of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Case Report

Chylothorax occurs when lymphatic fluid leaks from the thoracic duct and accumulates in the pleural space. Bilateral chylothorax caused by chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has been rarely reported in the literature. Sludging of lymph might be the underlying cause. We present a case of bilateral ch...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Munish, Sharma, Divakar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5406786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28484586
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2017.951
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description Chylothorax occurs when lymphatic fluid leaks from the thoracic duct and accumulates in the pleural space. Bilateral chylothorax caused by chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has been rarely reported in the literature. Sludging of lymph might be the underlying cause. We present a case of bilateral chylothorax in a patient with CLL.We also briefly discuss etiology, possible pathogenesis in our case along with diagnostic options and treatment modalities.
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spelling pubmed-54067862017-05-08 Bilateral Chylothorax Complicating a Case of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Case Report Sharma, Munish Sharma, Divakar Clin Pract Case Report Chylothorax occurs when lymphatic fluid leaks from the thoracic duct and accumulates in the pleural space. Bilateral chylothorax caused by chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has been rarely reported in the literature. Sludging of lymph might be the underlying cause. We present a case of bilateral chylothorax in a patient with CLL.We also briefly discuss etiology, possible pathogenesis in our case along with diagnostic options and treatment modalities. PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2017-04-20 /pmc/articles/PMC5406786/ /pubmed/28484586 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2017.951 Text en ©Copyright M. Sharma and D. Sharma, 2017 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5406786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28484586
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