Recurrent chylothorax in a woman with primary amenorrhoea.
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A 47 year old woman receiving oestrogen replacement therapy for primary amenorrhoea presented with recurrent chylothorax. The clinical and radiological features of her illness were characteristic of pulmonary lymphangio-leiomyomatosis, a rare hormone-dependent disease. The condition was treated with pleurodesis and withdrawal of oestrogen therapy.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 70 827 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994