title: An unusual case of chylothorax complicating childhood tuberculosis.
abstract: Endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB) and chylothorax are rare clinical disorders. The concurrence of these two disorders as manifestations of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis has not been reported. We report a 4-month-old boy presenting with chylothorax as the initial presentation of tuberculosis that has been successfully treated with octreotide, antituberculosis drugs and steroid therapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. erkancakir1@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.forename: Basar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gocmen
authors.forename: Zeynep Seda
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Uyan
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oktem
authors.forename: Gursu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kiyan
authors.forename: Fazilet
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karakoc
authors.forename: Refika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ersu
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karadag
authors.forename: Tolga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dagli
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dagli
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D015505:Chest Tubes; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011718:Pyrazinamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D011718:Pyrazinamide; D015282:Octreotide; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin; D013307:Streptomycin