Pleural effusion in Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome: an uncommon manifestation.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg

Department of Cardiothoracic surgery, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.

Published: March 2022

Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome is characterized by a combination of vascular abnormalities and limb hypertrophy. Pleural effusion as a manifestation of this syndrome is almost never mentioned in the literature. We present a case of persistent bilateral pleural effusion in a patient with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome and share our experiences treating this scenario.

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