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dc.contributor.author | Senarathne, U.D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rodrigo, R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dayanath, B.K.T.P. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-05T06:55:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-05T06:55:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.citation | BMJ Case Reports.2021; 14(9):e245576. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1757-790X (Electronic) | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/23845 | |
dc.description | Indexed for MEDLINE. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Neonatal chylothorax is a rare presentation leading to significant respiratory distress, thus requiring timely diagnosis. A preterm neonate was resuscitated and ventilated, following which she clinically improved but subsequently developed respiratory distress with a right-sided pleural effusion. Interestingly, thoracentesis fluid appeared 'milky' with elevated triglycerides and lymphocytes, suggesting chylothorax. As fluid triglyceride level was lower than the established diagnostic criterion for chylothorax (1.24 mmol/L), a high fluid-to-serum triglyceride ratio was used as a surrogate diagnostic marker, later confirmed by lipoprotein electrophoresis. As observed in the index patient, a critically ill neonate would have a lower-than-average fat intake leading to less chylomicron production, thus lower triglyceride levels in chyle than expected, which may still fail to meet the amended cut-off limit. This case highlights the challenges in diagnosing neonatal chylothorax due to the lack of age-specific triglyceride levels in chyle and low oral fat intake in critically ill patients. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | BMJ Publishing Group | en_US |
dc.subject | neonatal intensive care | en_US |
dc.title | Milky pleural effusion in a neonate and approach to investigating chylothorax | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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