Open AccessNonchylous idiopathic pleural effusion in the newborn
Author(s) -
Geeta Gathwala,
Jagjit Singh,
KN Rattan,
Kapil Bhalla
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/0972-5229.78226
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , pleural fluid
Congenital isolated pleural effusion is a rare cause of respiratory distress in neonates. It is usually chylous. Herein, we report a rare case of nonchylous congenital idiopathic pleural effusion.