[Spontaneous idiopathic chylothorax. Case report and review of the literature].
We present a new case of bilateral spontaneous idiopathic pneumothorax, occurring in a 52-year-old woman. A literature review of similar cases shows a quite reproducible picture, consisting in the occurrence of supraclavicular swelling and left or bilateral chylothorax after a mild effort in a woman in her fifties.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013897:Thoracic Duct