TY - JOUR ID - 3496 TI - A Rare Case of Sudden-Onset Respiratory Distress in an Infant JO - Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine JA - JCTM LA - en SN - 2345-2447 AU - Chakraborty, Sohini AU - Sarkar, Debalina AU - Samanta, Moumita AD - Junior resident,Department of Pediatrics,Medical College, Kolkata,India AD - Pediatricien, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College, Kolkata, India Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 VL - 2 IS - 4 SP - 243 EP - 245 KW - Chylothorax KW - Mesocardia KW - respiratory distress DO - 10.22038/jctm.2014.3496 N2 - Chylothorax is an unusual cause of pleural effusion after the neonatal period in children without a previous history of cardiothoracic surgery. Determination of the causes of this condition can be often challenging. Herein, we present a case of a 6-month-old male infant, presenting with sudden severe breathlessness, which was later diagnosed as spontaneous left-sided chylothorax. UR - https://jctm.mums.ac.ir/article_3496.html L1 - https://jctm.mums.ac.ir/article_3496_8bcb4a410291baba951636bd37cf2d7a.pdf ER -