title: Rheumatoid Arthritis Complicated by Pseudochylothorax Without Pleural Thickening: A Diagnostic Challenge for Clinicians.
abstract: A 60-year-old female who was known to have rheumatoid arthritis for the preceding two-and-half years presented with
  difficulty in breathing associated with chest pain over the right hemithorax of two months duration. She was found to have
  a right-sided mild to moderate pleural effusion; there was no evidence of pleural thickening. The pleural fluid was pale yellow
  in appearance and diagnostic work-up confirmed it to be a pseudochylous pleural effusion. The present case highlights the
  rare occurrence of pseudochylothorax without pleural thickening as a complication of rheumatoid arthritis.
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.lastname: Chandermani
authors.forename: Himanshu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Madaan
authors.forename: Sarita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yadav
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000069258:Thoracentesis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed