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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2016· item PMID:28064267

Chemical Pleurodesis with Oxytetracycline in Congenital Chylothorax. BACKGROUND: Congenital chylothorax is an accumulation of chyle in the pleural space that may present in neonatal period with respiratory distress. CASE CHARACTERISTICS: A 34-week preterm who presented with massive congenital chylothorax complicated with hydrops fetalis. OUTCOME: The neonate was treated successfully by pleurodesis with Oxytetracycline. MESSAGE: Pleurodesis with oxytetracycline seems to be effective in treatment of congenital chylothorax.