Chyloptysis with chylopericardium, a rare case and mini-review

Abstract Background Chyloptysis is reflux of chyle into the lungs and is a rare manifestation of primary chylous disorders. Case presentation Over 29 months, on the basis of x-rays, a 33-year-old female was repeatedly misdiagnosed with recurrent right-sided pneumonia; her symptoms included a recurre...

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Main Authors: Xuming Luo, Zhuhua Zhang, ShiQiang Wang, XianDong Gu, Xiongbiao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0583-y