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[Post-traumatic chylothorax]
J Zwoliński1, A Gajewska, E Jankowska
1II Kliniki Chorób Płuc Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu, p.o. Kierownika.
Pneumonologia Polska
|June 1, 1990
Summary
A rare case of post-traumatic chylothorax in an elderly man with interstitial lung disease (ILD) was successfully treated. The chylothorax resolution was confirmed post-mortem, where a kidney plasmocytoma was also found.
Area of Science:
- Medicine
- Pulmonology
- Nephrology
Background:
- Post-traumatic chylothorax is a rare but serious complication.
- Interstitial lung disease (ILD) can complicate the management of thoracic conditions.
- Elderly patients present unique challenges in diagnosis and treatment.