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Sonia Cherian1,2, Onyeka Maureen Umerah1,2, Muhammad Tufail1,2, Rakesh K Panchal1,2.
Abstract
We present a case of a 33-year-old man with a background of HIV and Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), who presented with a right sided chylothorax. He was managed with percutaneous chest drainage and talc pleurodesis, in addition to his chemotherapy and antiretroviral therapy for KS and HIV, respectively. Good clinical control of the chylothorax remained 4 months post drainage. This case report summarises the approach to investigating and managing pleural effusion, and in particular chylothorax, in HIV patients. © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.Entities:
Keywords: HIV / AIDS; respiratory cancer; ultrasonography
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30674495 PMCID: PMC6347950 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227641
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X