Nontraumatic Chylothorax: A Case Series From a Safety-Net Hospital
Chylothorax is an uncommon type of pleural effusion caused by the accumulation of chyle in the pleural space. It represents 2% to 3% of pleural effusions and can be classified into 4 categories: traumatic, malignant, idiopathic, or miscellaneous. Chylothoraces may carry high morbidity and mortality,...
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| author | Rafaella Litvin Almurtada Razok Mona Dasgupta Enrique Martinez Trevino Mohamed Saad Eldin Sherene Fakhran |
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| description | Chylothorax is an uncommon type of pleural effusion caused by the accumulation of chyle in the pleural space. It represents 2% to 3% of pleural effusions and can be classified into 4 categories: traumatic, malignant, idiopathic, or miscellaneous. Chylothoraces may carry high morbidity and mortality, especially when associated with trauma or malignancies. We present 3 cases of nontraumatic chylothorax confirmed by pleural fluid analysis, with different etiologies, seen by the pulmonary department at our hospital in 2022. They represent the wide spectrum of conditions that can be associated with this unusual finding. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-62e640186c7f4c7791d5e44befb79e712025-08-20T03:18:08ZengAmerican College of PhysiciansAnnals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases2767-76642023-09-012910.7326/aimcc.2023.0119Nontraumatic Chylothorax: A Case Series From a Safety-Net HospitalRafaella Litvin0Almurtada Razok1Mona Dasgupta2Enrique Martinez Trevino3Mohamed Saad Eldin4Sherene Fakhran51Department of Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois1Department of Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois1Department of Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois1Department of Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois2Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois2Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IllinoisChylothorax is an uncommon type of pleural effusion caused by the accumulation of chyle in the pleural space. It represents 2% to 3% of pleural effusions and can be classified into 4 categories: traumatic, malignant, idiopathic, or miscellaneous. Chylothoraces may carry high morbidity and mortality, especially when associated with trauma or malignancies. We present 3 cases of nontraumatic chylothorax confirmed by pleural fluid analysis, with different etiologies, seen by the pulmonary department at our hospital in 2022. They represent the wide spectrum of conditions that can be associated with this unusual finding.https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.0119 |
| spellingShingle | Rafaella Litvin Almurtada Razok Mona Dasgupta Enrique Martinez Trevino Mohamed Saad Eldin Sherene Fakhran Nontraumatic Chylothorax: A Case Series From a Safety-Net Hospital Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| title | Nontraumatic Chylothorax: A Case Series From a Safety-Net Hospital |
| title_full | Nontraumatic Chylothorax: A Case Series From a Safety-Net Hospital |
| title_fullStr | Nontraumatic Chylothorax: A Case Series From a Safety-Net Hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nontraumatic Chylothorax: A Case Series From a Safety-Net Hospital |
| title_short | Nontraumatic Chylothorax: A Case Series From a Safety-Net Hospital |
| title_sort | nontraumatic chylothorax a case series from a safety net hospital |
| url | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.0119 |
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