Chylothorax

Case contributed by Maxime St-Amant , 3 Aug 2012
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Maxime St-Amant, 17 Mar 2015

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Chylothorax is suspected on clinical grounds, as in this patient. Pleural puncture and pleural fluid analysis confirmed the diagnosis.

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*A special thanks to Dr Etienne Ouellet for sharing this case.

  • -<p>Chylothorax is suspected on clinical grounds, as in this patient. Pleural puncture and pleural fluid analysis confirmed the diagnosis.</p><p>Related article:</p><p></p><ul><li><a href="/articles/chylothorax" title="Chylothorax">chylothorax</a></li></ul><p>*A special thanks to Dr Etienne Ouellet for sharing this case.</p>
  • +<p>Chylothorax is suspected on clinical grounds, as in this patient. Pleural puncture and pleural fluid analysis confirmed the diagnosis.</p><p>Related article:</p><ul><li><a href="/articles/chylothorax">chylothorax</a></li></ul>

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