Infected spontaneous chylothorax.
Infection of a chylothorax is thought not to occur because chyle is inherently bacteriostatic. We report a case of an infected chylothorax occurring in an immunocompromised patient with pneumonia. To our knowledge, this is the first description of such a case.
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Respiratory Sciences Center, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson 85724, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000382:microbiology; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification
D010406:Penicillins; D010400:Penicillin G