title: Spontaneous chylothorax in a 2-year-old child.
abstract: A previously well 2-year-old girl presented with acute respiratory distress. After multiple investigations she was diagnosed with spontaneous chylothorax, attributed to strenuous vomiting. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of spontaneous chylothorax occurring after the neonatal period.
authors.affiliation: Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. quiquesoto@gmail.com
authors.forename: Manuel E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Soto-Martinez
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Clifford
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Clarnette
authors.forename: Sarath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ranganathan
authors.forename: R John
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Massie
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012421:Rupture; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000293:injuries*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014839:Vomiting / Q000150:complications*