Bilateral spontaneous chylothorax presenting as a left-sided neck mass

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. e240320
Author(s):  
Sarah Akbar ◽  
Rajeev Advani ◽  
Rohini Aggarwal

A previously well 36-year-old woman presented with a 2-day history of a tender left-sided neck mass associated with left-sided otalgia and odynophagia. On examination, there was a diffuse, tender swelling of the left anterior triangle of the neck with extension onto the anterior chest wall. Ultrasound and CT scans of the neck revealed extensive inflammatory changes in the soft tissues of the neck and a chest X-ray showed blunting of both costophrenic angles. A diagnostic pleural aspiration was subsequently performed and yielded chyle. The patient was commenced on total parenteral nutrition and placed on a low-fat diet; symptoms completely resolved within 5 days, and at follow-up at 6 weeks, there were no further episodes or complications. Bilateral spontaneous chylothorax is a rarely reported phenomenon in the literature; it has been reported in females following the possibility of minor physical exercise such as stretching or hyperextension of the neck.

1970 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-78
Author(s):  
MA Hayee ◽  
QD Mohammad ◽  
H Rahman ◽  
M Hakim ◽  
SM Kibria

A 42-year-old female presented in Neurology Department of Sir Salimullah Medical College with gradually worsening difficulty in talking and eating for the last four months. Examination revealed dystonic tongue, macerated lips due to continuous drooling of saliva and aspirated lungs. She had no history of taking antiparkinsonian, neuroleptics or any other drugs causing dystonia. Chest X-ray revealed aspiration pneumonia corrected later by antibiotics. She was treated with botulinum toxin type-A. Twenty units of toxin was injected in six sites of the tongue. The dystonic tongue became normal by 24 hours. Subsequent 16 weeks follow up showed very good result and the patient now can talk and eat normally. (J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2006; 24: 75-78)


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Waiel Abusnina ◽  
Hazim Bukamur ◽  
Zeynep Koc ◽  
Fauzi Najar ◽  
Nancy Munn ◽  
...  

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare form of chronic pyelonephritis that generally afflicts middle-aged women with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections. Its pathogenesis generally involves calculus obstructive uropathy and its histopathology is characterized by replacement of the renal parenchyma with lipid filled macrophages. This often manifests as an enlarged, nonfunctioning kidney that may be complicated by abscess or fistula. This case details the first reported case of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis complicated by urinothorax, which resolved on follow-up chest X-ray after robot-assisted nephrectomy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e17064-e17064
Author(s):  
Hamed Ahmadi ◽  
Anne K. Schuckman ◽  
Sumeet Bhanvadia ◽  
Hooman Djaladat ◽  
Siamak Daneshmand

e17064 Background: Surveillance of stage I GCTs includes periodic imaging of chest, abdomen and pelvis. Currently the AUA guidelines recommends CT scan of the abdomen with or without the pelvis as well as chest x ray during active surveillance for these patients. Efforts to modify the surveillance protocols aim to minimize radiation exposure in this young patient population. Per our institutional protocol, we limit cross sectional imaging to CT of the abdomen only during surveillance of stage I disease. Here we report our outcomes to determine whether any recurrence was missed or delayed based on this protocol. Methods: All patient with clinical stage I GCT who have been under active surveillance and completed at least 2 year follow up at our institution were selected using our institutional testis cancer database. Clinical and demographic information were reviewed including recurrence pattern and tumor marker status at time of recurrence. Results: A total of 89 patients who had complete follow up information in the database were included in the study. 49/89 (55%) patients had non-seminoma or mixed GCT histology. 5/89 (5%) patients had history of cryptorchidism and 16/89 (18%) patients had history of inguinal surgery. 14/89 (15%) had relapse at a median of 6.8 months. Recurrence was first detected on surveillance imaging (Imaging recurrence) in 11/14 (78%), by rising tumor markers (marker recurrence) in 2/14 (14%), and on physical exam (clinical recurrence) in 1/14 (7%) patients. Of patients with marker or clinical recurrence, only one had evidence of retroperitoneal recurrence which was detectable by CT abdomen and the other two had lung metastasis detected by chest X ray. Only one patient with imaging recurrence had pelvic lymphadenopathy which was large enough to be seen on CT abdomen. Conclusions: CT scan of the abdomen only in combination with chest imaging, tumor markers and physical exam detected 100% of recurrences in this series. CT pelvis can be safely omitted during active surveillance of stage I GCT. Future modification in guidelines for surveillance protocols of stage I GCT may be warranted with further mounting evidence.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Bonilla ◽  
Alexander J. Blair ◽  
Suliman M. Alamro ◽  
Rebecca A. Ward ◽  
Michael B. Feldman ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is a common disorder occurring in young adults without underlying lung disease. Although tobacco smoking is a well-documented risk factor for spontaneous pneumothorax, an association between electronic cigarette use (that is, vaping) and spontaneous pneumothorax has not been noted. We report a case of spontaneous pneumothoraces correlated with vaping. Case presentation An 18-year-old Caucasian man presented twice with recurrent right-sided spontaneous pneumothoraces within 2 weeks. He reported a history of vaping just prior to both episodes. Diagnostic testing was notable for a right-sided spontaneous pneumothorax on chest X-ray and computed tomography scan. His symptoms improved following insertion of a chest tube and drainage of air on each occasion. In the 2-week follow-up visit for the recurrent episode, he was asymptomatic and reported that he was no longer using electronic cigarettes. Conclusions Providers and patients should be aware of the potential risk of spontaneous pneumothorax associated with electronic cigarettes.


2021 ◽  
pp. 20201384
Author(s):  
Brent van der Heyden

X-ray imaging plays a crucial role in the confirmation of COVID-19 pneumonia. Chest X-ray radiography and CT are two major imaging techniques that are currently adopted in the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia. However, dual-energy subtraction radiography is hardly discussed as potential COVID-19 imaging application. More advanced X-ray radiography equipment often supports dual-energy subtraction X-ray radiography. Dual-energy subtraction radiography enables the calculation of pseudo-radiographs, in which bones are removed and only soft-tissues are highlighted. In this commentary, the author would like to draw the attention to the potential use of dual-energy subtraction X-ray radiography (i.e. soft-tissue pseudo-radiography) for the assessment and the longitudinal follow-up of COVID-19 pneumonia.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1A) ◽  
pp. 189-194
Author(s):  
Bambang Satoto ◽  
Maya Nuriya Widyasari ◽  
Apriansah Apriansah

Pendahuluan SARS-CoV-2 merupakan virus RNA yang terutama menginfeksi sel-sel pada saluran napas pelapis alveoli. Virus SARS-CoV-2 yang terhirup mengikat sel epitel di rongga hidung dan mulai bereplikasi. Virus ini menyebar serta bermigrasi ke saluran pernapasan, memicu respons imun bawaan dan pada akhirnya berkembang menjadi Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Gambaran ground glass infiltrates dapat terdeteksi pada pencitraan toraks. Pemeriksaan X-ray toraks dan MSCT toraks memegang peranan penting dalam deteksi dan follow up COVID-19. Metode dan Bahan Laporan kasus 2 pasien laki-laki yang terkonfirmasi COVID-19 umur 43 tahun dan 48 tahun dengan keluhan utama sesak napas, batuk dan demam. Pasien pertama mempunyai riwayat perjalanan ke Amerika Serikat 3 minggu sebelum masuk rumah sakit, sedangkan pasien kedua mempunyai riwayat kontak dengan pasien terkonfirmasi COVID-19. Pada pemeriksaan X-ray toraks kedua pasien menunjukkan gambaran konsolidasi disertai air bronchogram pada lapangan paru bilateral yang tampak dominan pada perifer. Berdasarkan pedoman Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) terdahulu, evaluasi dapat dilakukan 2 bulan dan 6 bulan setelah terinfeksi. Dua bulan setelah terinfeksi COVID-19 dilakukan pemeriksaan HRCT toraks dengan hasil normal. Kesimpulan Lesi berupa konsolidasi disertai air bronchogram dengan distribusi yang dominan pada perifer merupakan gambaran radiologis yang khas pada pasien Covid-19 seperti yang ditemukan pada kedua kasus yang dipaparkan dalam artikel ini. Evaluasi sequele dengan pemeriksaan HRCT yang dilakukan 2 bulan pasca penyembuhan menunjukkan gambaran paru paru yang normal, tidak ada infiltrat maupun fibrosis pada kedua pasien tersebut. Kata kunci X-ray toraks, konsolidasi, air bronchogram, COVID-19   Introduction SARS-CoV-2 is an RNA virus that mainly infects cells in the alveoli lining airways. The inhaled virus binds to epithelial cells in the nasal cavity then begins to replicate. This virus spreads, migrates to the respiratory tract, triggering an innate immune response, and develop to Acute Respiratory Syndrome. The ground-glass opacities can be detected in thoracic imaging eventually. Chest X-ray and CT-scan have an important role in the detection and follow-up of COVID-19. Materials and Methods The case report of 2 male patients confirmed COVID-19 aged 43 years and 48 years with major complaints of shortness of breath, coughing, and fever. The first patient had a history of raveling to the United States 3 weeks before hospitalization, while the second patient had a history of contact with a confirmed COVID-19 patient. On chest X-ray examination, both patients showed multiple consolidation with air bronchogram in bilateral lung field which appeared dominant in the periphery. According to the previous Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) guideline, evaluation for patients can be done in two months and six months after firstly infected. Two months after COVID-19 infection, a chest HRCT examination was performed with normal results. Conclusion Consolidation with air bronchogram which dominantly seen in peripheral distribution is a typical radiological picture in COVID-19 patients as found in two cases described in this article. Sequelae evaluation with chest HRCT conducted 2 months after healing showed normal lung appearance with no sign of infiltrates or fibrosis seen in both patients. Keywords:  Chest X-ray, consolidation, air bronchogram, COVID-19


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. e233886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Al-abcha ◽  
Fazal Raziq ◽  
Shouq Kherallah ◽  
Ahmad Alratroot

A 45-year-old woman with a medical history of ulcerative colitis (UC) presented with difficulty in breathing. The patient was diagnosed with UC a month prior to presentation and was started on mesalamine suppository. Chest x-ray (CXR) on presentation showed bilateral pleural effusion, which was confirmed on CT angiogram of the chest. Diagnostic and therapeutic thoracentesis was performed and 0.7 L of pleural fluid was removed from the left side. The pleural fluid analysis was consistent with exudative pleural effusion with eosinophilia. Symptomatic improvement was noted after thoracentesis. Mesalamine was stopped and repeat CXR was obtained on the follow-up visit, which showed no pleural effusion. The Naranjo score was calculated to be 7, indicating that the eosinophilic pleural effusion was most probably secondary to adverse reaction from mesalamine.


1983 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Ciatto ◽  
Andrea Herd-Smith

The results of chest X-ray (CXR) survey in the follow-up of 1697 breast cancer patients are reviewed. Intrathoracic metastases (ITM) accounted for 26% of total first recurrences, but the rate dropped to 13% if isolated ITM and to 7% if asymptomatic isolated ITM were considered. Thus the role of CXR survey was limited to the detection of 39 cases of isolated ITM in the asympatomatic phase out of 7100 patients-year for a total number of 11,543 CXR examinations. Moreover, no difference in mean survival was observed if symptomatic and asymptomatic ITM were considered and survival was calculated from the time of first treatment. A small gain of 3 months, not statistically significant, of mean life from metastases diagnosis was recorded for asymptomatic cases, which is probably entirely due to the lead time effect of anticipated diagnosis. CXR survey in breast cancer follow-up may add to the knowledge of the natural history of the disease, but it appears worthless for other purposes. Thus the high costs related to CXR survey may be unacceptable, and a randomized study on the role of CXR is suggested and justified.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-252
Author(s):  
Katherine A. Kleinberg ◽  
Suresh J. Antony

: L. pneumophila is an unusual cause of pneumonia with a prevalence of 2.7%, and it is even more uncommon in pregnancy. To date, only 11 cases of Legionnaire’s Disease in pregnancy have been reported, though this small number could possibly be attributed to underdiagnoses and under documentation. Case Presentation: In this paper, we present a 31-year-old Hispanic female, gravida 4, para 1 from the southwest United States who presented with a 3-week history of fever, worsening cough, dyspnea on exertion, and hypoxemia. Chest x-ray showed bibasilar infiltrates, with positive serology for Legionella IgM and IgG (1:250 and 1:640 respectively), as well as positive urinary antigen. Despite appropriate treatment with azithromycin 500 mg, she continued to have dyspnea and mild respiratory distress. Conclusion: Upon follow up, mother and fetus initially remained stable without any signs of sequelae from Legionnaire’s disease, but the patient miscarried 5 weeks after the second admission to the hospital. The chest x-ray eventually cleared up after almost 21 days of azithromycin.


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. e226668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guntug Batihan ◽  
Ozan Usluer ◽  
Seyda Ors Kaya ◽  
Zekiye Aydogdu

Leiomyomas are benign soft-tissue tumours which take origin from the smooth muscles. Pleura and chest wall are uncommon location for such tumours. Here, we report a case of a 26-year-old female patient presented with 3 months history of chest pain. Chest X-ray and CT showed a calcified mass of 6×12 cm in size in the left lateral of the chest wall. After resection of the mass, pathological examination diagnosed it as atypical deep somatic soft-tissue leiomyoma of extrathoracic chest wall. No pathological finding was detected during follow-up.


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