Spontaneous chylothorax revealing a mediastinal and abdominal lymph node tuberculosis
| Autor: | B. Dahri, Jihen Ben Amar, Hichem Aouina, Haifa Zaibi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Tuberculosis Pleural effusion Biopsy Tuberculosis Lymph Node Chest pain Chylothorax Mediastinoscopy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Abdomen medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Lymph Node Tuberculosis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Mediastinum Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Pleural Effusion Infectious Diseases 030228 respiratory system Female Radiology Lymph Lymph Nodes medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | The Indian journal of tuberculosis. 64(2) |
| ISSN: | 0019-5707 |
| Popis: | Chylothorax is a rare manifestation of tuberculosis. We report a case of spontaneous chylothorax due to tuberculosis. A 62-year-old woman was admitted with fever, chest pain and dyspnea. Chest and abdominal computed tomography revealed a fluid collection with necrotic mediastinal and abdominal lymph nodes. Biopsy of lymph nodes by mediastinoscopy. The patient was treated with anti-tuberculosis medication. He is clinically improved and his pleural effusion also completely resolved. |
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