Transient spontaneous chylothorax presented with neck pain and swelling in a patient with latent TB: Case report

Hussam Almasri; Riyadh Hammamy; Ans Alamami; Mohamed Khalid Shariff

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3550

Transient spontaneous chylothorax presented with neck pain and swelling in a patient with latent TB: Case report

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Nov 19;9(1):433-436. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3550. eCollection 2021 Jan.

Authors

Hussam Almasri¹, Riyadh Hammamy¹, Ans Alamami¹, Mohamed Khalid Shariff¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.

Abstract

The aim of this case report is to raise awareness about self-limited spontaneous chylothorax. Extensive workup for small nontraumatic chylothorax may not be justified.

Keywords: pleural effusion; spontaneous chylothorax; triglyceride.

Publication types

Case Reports