Chylous ascites and chylothorax: an unusual manifestation of cardiac amyloidosis.
Restrictive cardiomyopathy is an extremely rare cause of massive chylous ascites and chylothorax. We report a 56-year-old man patient who presented with chylous ascites and bilateral chylothorax; 12-lead electrocardiography and echocardiography revealed restrictive cardiomyopathy. Endomyocardial biopsy disclosed amyloidosis.
Chen
Ju-Yi
JY
Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
Li
Wei-Ting
WT
Hsu
Chih-Hsin
CH
Tsai
Hung-Wen
HW
Tsai
Wei-Chuan
WC
Tsai
Liang-Miin
LM
Lin
Li-Jen
LJ
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002313:Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged