title: A case of spontaneous chylothorax in an adolescent.
abstract: We discuss an male adolescent who presented to the emergency department with fever and respiratory distress. He was subsequently diagnosed with spontaneous chylothorax. We review his clinical presentation and diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and provide a discussion of the subject.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. posnerkr@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: Kari R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Posner
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scarfone
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015505:Chest Tubes; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods*; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed