Sadık ARDIÇ, I Safa YILDIRIM, Coşkun Ezgi YENİGÜN, Ulusal Gülay OKYAY, Darılmaz Gülbahar YÜCE

Life threatening chylothorax in a patient with congenital thrombophilia: Case report

Bu yazıda, heterozigot faktör V Leiden gen mutasyonuna ek olarak antitrombin III eksikliği saptanan ve yaygın trombüs oluşumu sonucu bilateral şilotoraks gelişen bir olguyu sunuyoruz. Hastaya bilateral göğüs tüpü takılarak, trombolitik ve oral antikoagülan tedavi uygulandı. Dört haftalık tedavi sonunda semptomları geriledi. Hasta 18 aydır semptomsuz olarak takibimizdedir.

Konjenital trombofilili bir hastada hayatı tehdit eden şilotoraks: Olgu sunumu

We reported here a case of bilateral chylothorax as a result of widespread thrombi formation in a patient who was heterozygote for factor V leiden gene mutation and who had antithrombin III deficiency. We performed bilateral chest tubes, thrombolytic and oral anticoaguloant theraphy. The patient responded to the theraphy. She has been in follow up without symptoms for 18 months.

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