title: Chemical Pleurodesis with Oxytetracycline in Congenital Chylothorax.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Congenital chylothorax is an accumulation of chyle in the pleural space that may present in neonatal period with respiratory distress.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 34-week preterm who presented with massive congenital chylothorax complicated with hydrops fetalis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The neonate was treated successfully by pleurodesis with Oxytetracycline.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pleurodesis with oxytetracycline seems to be effective in treatment of congenital chylothorax.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India. Correspondence to: Dr Alpana Utture, Associate Professor, Department of Neonatology, LTMMC and LTMGH, Mumbai, India. alpanau@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Alpana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Utture
authors.forename: Vinayak
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kodur
authors.forename: Jayashree
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mondkar
mesh_terms: D002916:Chylothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010118:Oxytetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018700:Pleurodesis
chemical_list: D010118:Oxytetracycline