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Noonan syndrome with spontaneous chylothorax at birth
Author(s) -
CHAN D. KL.,
HO NK.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1989.tb01481.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chylothorax , noonan syndrome , respiratory distress , thoracentesis , pediatrics , surgery , pleural effusion
A female Chinese infant having the features of Noonan syndrome presented with acute respiratory distress at birth, secondary to a large spontaneous left‐sided chylothorax. This condition must be recognized early in such infants, as prompt thoracentesis is life‐saving.