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Development of bilateral chylothorax in a younger female secondary to tuberculosis.
Surya Kant, Sanjay Kumar Verma, Sunish C Anand, Rajendra Prasad, Rajendra Kumar Verma
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, CSM Medical University (Formerly King George's Medical University), Lucknow, India.
Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society 2011 JanSizes of these terms reflect their relevance to your search.
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.
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Surya Kant, Sanjay Kumar Verma, Sunish C Anand, Rajendra Prasad, Rajendra Kumar Verma. Development of bilateral chylothorax in a younger female secondary to tuberculosis. Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society. 2011 Jan;28(1):56-9
PMID: 21654988
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