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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2001;44(4):460-463. Published online April 15, 2001.

A Case of Congenital Chylothorax in a Premature Infant

Su Kyeong SK Oh¹, Young Hye YH Jeong¹, Youn Jee YJ Choi¹, Soon Ok SO Byun¹, Ji Sub JS Oh¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Pusan, Korea

Abstract

We experienced a case of isolated fetal pleural effusion diagnosed by antenatal ultrasonogram in the 33th week of gestational age. Chest PA at birth showed massive pleural effusion in both lungs. The serous pleural fluid changed to a milky nature after feeding so we diagnosed it as congenital chylothorax. The infant was managed by chest tube drainage, NPO & TPN with good response and was discharged on the 28th hospital day. We report the case with a brief review of its related literature.

Keywords :Congenital chylothorax, Premature infant