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A Case of Transudative Chylothorax: A Diagnostic Dilemma
Chylothorax is a type of pleural effusion characterized by the presence of chyle in the pleural space with triglyceride levels >110 mg/dL or evidence of chylomicrons in pleural fluid. Chylous effusion is typically exudative in nature with lymphocytic predominance. Transudative chylothorax is a ra...
Autores principales: | Rajdev, Kartikeya, Avula, Akshay, Sharma, Dikshya, Mansour, Wissam, Agarwal, Shivika, Siddiqui, Abdul Hasan, Chalhoub, Michel |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5922503/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29719749 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2247 |
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