title: Chylous vaginal discharge in a patient with lymphangioleiomyomatosis.
abstract: We present the case of a patient having chylous vaginal discharge, which may be a symptom of the secondary to an established diagnosis of the systemic disorder, lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a disease predominantly affecting women during their reproductive years. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis causes dyspnea, pneumothorax, chylous pleural effusions, and eventually respiratory failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan. ichiro@m.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.forename: Toshinori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujino
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Douchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002913:Chyle; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019522:Vaginal Discharge / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism