A transudative chylothorax associated with superior vena cava syndrome
The chylothorax is a lymphocyte predominant protein-discordant exudative pleural effusions with low lactate dehydrogenase and elevated triglyceride levels. Transudative chylothoraces associated with Superior Cava syndrome (SVC) are an extremely rare clinical entity. In this manuscript, we describe a...
Main Authors: | Adam Austin, Faris Al-Faris, Aakash Modi, Amit Chopra |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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Series: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007119301157 |
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