Massive unilateral chylous pleural effusion: A rare initial presentation of Behcet's disease

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 978-980

  Husain, S J ^a   Sadiq, F ^a   Zubairi, A B ^a   Khan, Javaid A ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Behcet's disease; Chylothorax; Pleural effusion; Superior vena cava thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; PREDNISOLONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BEHCET SYNDROME; CHYLOTHORAX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PREDNISOLONE; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; WARFARIN;

EID: 33750967040     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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