Transudative chylothorax in liver cirrhosis; an underappreciated entity

Chylothorax is a rare pathology with potentially severe consequences. Transudative chylothorax remain an extremely rare entity. Cirrhosis is often an underappreciated cause. We report a case of transudative chylothorax in 62-year-old woman with cirrhosis due to hepatitis C.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Migaou, Asma, Ben Saad, Ahmed, Baili, Hassene, Mhamed, Saoussen Cheikh, Achour, Asma, Bouhlel, Wided, Fahem, Nesrine, Abdelaaly, Mabrouk, Rouatbi, Naceur, Joobeur, Samah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7369586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32714824
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101151
Descripción
Sumario:Chylothorax is a rare pathology with potentially severe consequences. Transudative chylothorax remain an extremely rare entity. Cirrhosis is often an underappreciated cause. We report a case of transudative chylothorax in 62-year-old woman with cirrhosis due to hepatitis C.

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