Title: CHYLOTHORAX IN AN ADULT PATIENT WITH NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Chylothorax is characterized by the collection of high lipid content fluid within the pleural space, usually due to thoracic duct disruption. Trauma is the cause in 30–50% of cases. Non-traumatic chylothorax is most often the result of lymphadenopathy. Similarly, disruption of chyle flow within the peritoneal cavity can result in chylous ascites. Chylothorax can occur as a result of chylous ascites as the negative intrapleural pressure draws chyle through diaphragmatic defects into the pleural space. In this case, we present a rare cause of chylous ascites, the nephrotic syndrome, resulting in chylothorax.