Abstract

PILA PEREZ, Rafael; PILA PELAEZ, Rafael; CONDE RIVERA, Mario Ernesto  and  AMAYA GUTIERREZ, Félix Andrés. Pseudochylothorax of non determined causes: A case report. AMC [online]. 2007, vol.11, n.6. ISSN 1025-0255.

A 72 years-old patient was presented with antecedents of arterial hypertension and esophageal achalasia of several years of evolution that it was diagnosed a pseudochylothorax of possible idiopathic cause being about a very rare disease that may be originated by multiple disorders. The clinic, the differential and positive diagnosis are point out; as well as it emphasize in the possible pathogenesis in this type of disease and specially to this patient. The therapy mainly non surgical treatment is point out, also the result obtained in the study and the applied ones in this entity by other authors.

Keywords : CASE REPORT; HYDROTHORAX [etiology]; QUYLOTORAX; PLEURAL EFFUSION.

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