Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

A rare case report of traumatic chylothorax due to blunt trauma.

Dr. Nilesh Gupta, Dr Vishal Jain, Dr. Vinay Goel

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Chylothorax is an unusual finding characterised by accumulation of chyle in pleural cavity due to disruption of thoracic duct. Traumatic chylothorax usually results from penetrating trauma,thus blunt trauma chylothorax is a rare entity.We present a case of a 38 years old man who came to emergency department of our hospital after sustaining a blunt trauma due to fall from bike. Patient initially came with complaint of chest pain but later develop eathing difficulty. On evaluation patient was found to have right side pleural effusion with no obvious radiological evidence of traumatic injury. Subsequent, a non contrast CT scan was performed and pleural fluid analysis was done confirming the diagnosis of chylothorax.Patient undergone multiple pleural fluid tapping and diet modifications which resulted in resolution of symptoms completely. Thus, Chylothorax should be included in differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with chest pain and shortness of eath after blunt trauma with no obvious radiological evidence of trauma.

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Dr.Nilesh Gupta, Dr Vishal Jain, Dr.Vinay Goel, A rare case report of traumatic chylothorax due to blunt trauma., INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-9 | September-2018

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