Utture Alpana, Kodur Vinayak, Mondkar Jayashree
Department of Neonatology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India. Correspondence to: Dr Alpana Utture, Associate Professor, Department of Neonatology, LTMMC and LTMGH, Mumbai, India.
Indian Pediatr. 2016 Dec 15;53(12):1105-1106.
Congenital chylothorax is an accumulation of chyle in the pleural space that may present in neonatal period with respiratory distress.
A 34-week preterm who presented with massive congenital chylothorax complicated with hydrops fetalis.
The neonate was treated successfully by pleurodesis with Oxytetracycline.
Pleurodesis with oxytetracycline seems to be effective in treatment of congenital chylothorax.
先天性乳糜胸是乳糜在胸腔内积聚，可在新生儿期出现呼吸窘迫。
一名34周早产的新生儿，患有大量先天性乳糜胸并合并胎儿水肿。
该新生儿通过四环素胸膜固定术成功治愈。
四环素胸膜固定术似乎对先天性乳糜胸有效。
