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[Pseudochylothorax].

N S Opanasenko
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Pseudochylothorax--a rare disease, occurring in prolonged persistence of exudate in the cavity of fibrotically changed pleura. Three observations of pseudochylothorax, including as the complication of viral hepatitis A, are adduced. Diagnosis was established after biochemical analysis of exudate, obtained during pleural puncture.

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ChylothoraxDiagnosis, DifferentialHepatitis AHumansMaleMiddle AgedSuctionThoracoscopyCase ReportsEnglish AbstractJournal Article

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N S Opanasenko. 1999. [Pseudochylothorax].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10584513/

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