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17233403

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
A 52-year-old asymptomatic man was referred to our hospital due to right pleural effusion detected on a chest X-ray mass screening. Chest X-ray film and chest CT showed moderate pleural effusion. The effusion was milky yellow, suggesting a high triglyceride level. There was no organic disease that would cause chylothorax so his condition was diagnosed as idiopathic chylothorax. The patient's right pleural effusion increased although he had been receiving outpatient dietary therapy for one month. He was consequently admitted to our hospital and received drainage of the pleural space and pleurodesis by intrapleural injection of OK-432. His condition was greatly improved by the therapy and he was discharged. There are few reports of idiopathic chylothorax in adults. Such a case of idiopathic chylothorax detected by chest X-ray mass screening has never been reported before. We, therefore, conclude that this case is very rare and has unique aspects.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1343-3490
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1002-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
[A case of idiopathic chylothorax detected by the mass examination of chest X-ray].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Respiratory Disease, Aichi Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports