Chylothorax ascribed to chronic heart failure in a woman of very advanced years

Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2017 Jul;17(7):1133-1135. doi: 10.1111/ggi.13013.

Authors

Hitomi Yoshikawa¹, Mitsuhiro Fujii², Shin-Ichiro Iwakami², Ikuko Takeda¹, Daisuke Hayakawa¹, Kazuhisa Takahashi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, Izunokuni, Japan.

PMID: 28741885
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.13013

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Chronic Disease
Chylothorax / complications*
Female
Heart Failure / etiology*
Humans