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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Surya Kant, Sanjay Kumar Verma, Sunish C Anand, Rajendra Prasad, Rajendra Kumar Verma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2011;volume=28;issue=1;spage=56;epage=59;aulast=Kant