title: Child abuse as a cause of traumatic chylothorax.
abstract: Chylothorax is an uncommon condition that may be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The authors report a case of traumatic chylothorax attributed to child abuse and describe our management with tube thoracostomy and nutritional support with medium-chain triglycerides. Child abuse should be suspected in any case of chylothorax when no other etiology is evident and particularly when other signs of abuse are present.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Guleserian
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Gilchrist
authors.forename: F I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Luks
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Wesselhoeft
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: DeLuca
mesh_terms: D002649:Child Abuse; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018529:Nutritional Support; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013907:Thoracostomy; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides