Bilateral spontaneous chylothorax in a newborn and response to octreotide therapy

Autor:	Baikuntha Narayan Mishra, Md. Nawad Azam, Subrat Kumar Majhi, Prabin Prakash Pahi, Ranjit Kumar Joshi
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Chyle Respiratory distress business.industry Chylothorax Octreotide medicine.disease Surgery High morbidity Parenteral nutrition Rare case Medicine business medicine.drug
Zdroj:	International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 4:658
ISSN:	2349-3291 2349-3283
DOI:	10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20170727
Popis:	Chylothorax is an abnormal collection of milky white fluid called chyle in pleural space, and is an uncommon cause of respiratory distress in neonates. There is high morbidity and mortality, if not managed appropriately. Here we report a rare case of congenital bilateral chylothorax presented with respiratory distress in our NICU on day one of life. Thoracocentes revealed chyle on both the sides. In view of high drainage of chylous fluid, besides TPN, Octreotide infusion started and the baby responded well.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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