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Original Article
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Korean J Med. 2009;77(5):1188-1192.
- 심한 기침으로 발생한 양측성 암죽가슴증
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박경미·김미애·김지운·선한경·정혜철·김은경·이지현, , , , , ,
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- Bilateral chylothorax induced by a severe cough
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Kyung Mi Park, Mi Ae Kim, Ji Woon Kim, Han Kyung Seon, Hae-Chul Jung, Eun-Kyung Kim, Ji-Hyun Lee
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- Abstract
- Chylothorax is the accumulation of chyles in the pleural space. It results from either obstruction or laceration of the thoracic duct.
It has recently become easy to verify damage using computed tomography and lymphangiography. The most common causes of
chylothorax are neoplasms and trauma.
This report describes a case of a woman who presented with bilateral chylothoraces after a severe cough. She had been coughing
occasionally during the 2 months before admission. She was admitted because of left neck swelling that developed 3 days previously,
after severe coughing. A diagnostic thoracentesis was conducted, and the aspirated fluid analysis showed chyles. Because
conservative treatment worked well for her symptoms after day 3 of admission, treatment was terminated without the need for surgical
ligation on day 8 after admission. (Korean J Med 77:S1188-S1192, 2009)
Keywords :Chylothorax, Cough, Thoracic duct
