Pseudochylothorax due to rheumatoid arthritis; A very rare entity Romatoid artrite baǧli{dotless} pseudoşilotoraks; çok nadir bir antite

Ergin M., Yeginsu A., Gurlek K., Ergin I.

Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine, cilt.5, sa.1, ss.62-64, 2014 (Scopus, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4328/jcam.729
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.62-64
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Empyema, Pleural effusion, Rheumatoid arthritis, Seudochylotorax
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Pseudochylotorax is usually associated with chronic inflammatory disorders like tuberculosis or rheumatoid arthritis [RA]. Pseudochylotorax due to RA is much more rare and there were only 21 cases in the English literature until 2009. Long standing pleural effusion [over 5 years] could result empyema and pseudochylothorax but our patients had a history of 2 years and 3 years. At this paper we report two cases of RA with pseudochylotorax and empyema for the supplement of the literature and to emphasize time is not a criterion for the diagnosis of pseudochylotorax.