Life threatening chylous pleural and pericardial effusion in a patient with Behcet's syndrome.
- 1 January 1992
- Vol. 47 (1) , 64-65
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.47.1.64
Abstract
Chylothorax and chylopericardium secondary to thrombosis of the superior vena cava and the innominate and subclavian veins were diagnosed in a patient with Behçet's syndrome. Immunosuppressive treatment, diet, and underwater seal drainage led to a diminished volume of pleural fluid and pericardial fluid and to a diminished concentration of triglyceride in them; pleurodesis with tetracycline was then performed.Keywords
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