title: Chylothorax causing reversible T-cell depletion.
abstract: Study of a patient with traumatic chylothorax after blunt chest trauma defines the changes in cellular immunocompetence during nonoperative management and emphasizes the importance of defining these parameters in addition to documenting the effects of metabolic deterioration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Breaux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marks
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002913:Chyle / Q000032:analysis; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008231:Lymphopenia / Q000209:etiology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*