Congenital idiopathic chylothorax: A very rare case

JD Rawat, Sudhir Singh, Gurmeet Singh, Digamber Chaubey

Journal of Clinical Neonatology 2017 6(3):205-207

Chylothorax is a very rare cause of respiratory distress in the neonates, defined as a collection of chyle in the pleural space. Causes of chylothorax in neonates are congenital lymphatic malformations, associated syndrome or birth trauma. Here, we are presenting a neonate presented with severe respiratory distress require intubation and ventilator support and on evaluation no cause of chylothorax found. Baby managed with intercostal drainage and octreotide, improved and asymptomatic in 8 months of follow-up.

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