Category: Pleural Effusion

Chyliform (Cholesterol) Pleural Effusion

Chyliform pleural eflusion is a term given to all high-lipid pleural effusions that are not chylous. It is not a common condition, though it is less rare than might be expected from the fact that until 1961, only 99 cases had been reported in the literature. A number of patients with such effusions have been…