Leuenberger, Michèle; Braunwalder, Jan; Schmid, Ralph A; Stanga, Zeno (2008). Spontaneous bilateral chylothorax with fatal outcome in a patient with melorheostosis. Saudi medical journal, 29(11), pp. 1666-8. Riyadh: Riyadh Al-Kharj Hospital Programme
Full text not available from this repository.We report a case of progressive, multifocal melorheostosis in a 28-year-old woman, with involvement of the left arm, chest, spine, and impressive soft tissue involvement. In the past, she had undergone multiple vascular interventions. She presented with spontaneous massive bilateral chylothorax. After conservative treatment without success, we conducted bilateral pleurodesis. This resulted in a clear reduction of pleural effusions, but her medical condition subsequently worsened due to progressive parenchymatous infiltrates, and increased interlobal pleural effusions. She ultimately died of global respiratory insufficiency. In patients with melorheostosis, involvement of the soft tissue can result in distinctive morbidity, and whenever possible, treatment should be conservative.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Thoracic Surgery |
UniBE Contributor: |
Leuenberger, Michèle Simone, Schmid, Ralph, Stanga, Zeno |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0379-5284 |
ISBN: |
18998022 |
Publisher: |
Riyadh Al-Kharj Hospital Programme |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:05 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:22 |
PubMed ID: |
18998022 |
Web of Science ID: |
000262345300026 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/28181 (FactScience: 118351) |
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