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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1968;11(6):313-316. Published online June 30, 1968.

Spontaneous Chylothorax in Infancy

Geong Pil Chun¹, Se Joo Kang¹, Duk Jin Yun¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Abstract

A case of spontaneous chylothorax of a six-month old male infant has been presented. He was admitted with the chief complaints of dyspnea, cyanosis and irritability through the emergency room. Chest X-ray (Fig. 1) showed pleural effusion on the right thorax and thoracentasis was performed and the rusults was described to Table 3 which revealed the , character of chyle. Rechecked chest X-ray (Fig. 2) 16 days after contineous closed drainage showed almost clear lung field. Pathogenesis and review of literatures were briefly discussed

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