Successful use of doxycycline pleurodesis in non-immune hydrops fetalis secondary to congenital chylothorax

• Main Authors: Vilmaris Quinones Cardona, MD (Author), Michelle Clark, MD (Author), Margaret Gilfillan, MD (Author), Randy Stevens, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Congenital chylothorax is a rare presentation of nonimmune hydrops fetalis (NIHF). We report a case of congenital chylothorax presenting as NIHF managed successfully with chemical pleurodesis. A term male infant presented at birth with anasarca and respiratory failure secondary to bilateral pleural...