Chyliform (cholesterol) pleural effusion.
Chest
; 88(3): 426-8, 1985 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-4028854
ABSTRACT
Chyliform pleural effusions are a little known occurrence only sparingly reported in the literature. At the lung department in Uppsala, Sweden, 11 cases have been seen the last few years. Typically, the exudate develops in a long-standing pleural thickening resulting from therapeutic pneumothorax many years earlier. The exudate contains a high level of cholesterol, probably breakdown products from blood cells. It is usually sterile, and only very rarely can one find tubercle bacilli growing from it. There is a tendency toward recurrence. If the patient benefits clinically from aspiration of the fluid, decortication is indicated.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Derrame Pleural
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Colesterol
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chest
Ano de publicação:
1985
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Article