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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1981;24(9):902-906. Published online September 15, 1981.

A Case of Chylothorax & Chylous Ascites.

Byung Ryong Lee¹, Yong Tai Suh¹, Hyung Suk Byun¹, Chull Sohn¹, Myung Dong Ahn²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam University School of Medicine, Kwangju, Korea.
²Department of Pediatrics, St. Columban's Hospital, Mok-po, Korea.

Abstract

A case of chylothorax and chylous ascites in a 10-year-old female patient who was admitted to the department of pediatrics because of abdominal distension, generalized edema and anorexia for 2 months, was described. Clinical study and review of literature were presented briefly.

Keywords :Chylothorax;Chylous ascites