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Maedica (Bucur)
June 2024
Division of Respiratory Medicine, Mito Medical Center, University of Tsukuba-Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Mito, Japan.
Pseudochylothorax is a rare disease entity. It is characterized by a milky white pleural fluid with a cholesterol/triglyceride ratio >1. According to published reports, most patients had associated diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and tuberculosis, with only one patient having oropharynx carcinoma associated with lung metastases.
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April 2010
Service of Internal Medicine, Western Gipuzkoa Clinical Research Unit, Hospital of Mendaro, 20850 Gipuzkoa, Spain.
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi
October 2009
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kimitsu Chuo Hospital.
A 67-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of right pleural effusion. She had eaten boiled crab, Eriocheir japonicus, raw crab of an unknown species, and broiled wild boar several years ago. The punctured pleural fluid was characterized by an exudative nature, milky-white color, and high cholesterol concentration, indicating pseudochylothorax.
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