Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918
CASE REPORTS
Chylous Ascites and Chylothorax: An Unusual Manifestation of Cardiac Amyloidosis
Ju-Yi ChenWei-Ting LiChih-Hsin HsuHung-Wen TsaiWei-Chuan TsaiLiang-Miin TsaiLi-Jen Lin
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2010 Volume 49 Issue 16 Pages 1763-1766

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Restrictive cardiomyophthy is an extremely rare cause of massive chylous ascites and chylothorax. We report a 56-year-old man patient who presented with chylous ascites and bilateral chylothorax; 12-lead electrocardiography and echocardiography revealed restrictive cardiomyopathy. Endomyocardial biopsy disclosed amyloidosis.

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