Thoracic Research and Practice
Case report

A Rare Cause of Chylothorax: Hennekam Syndrome

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Department Chest Diseases, Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey

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Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Trabzon, Türkiye

Thorac Res Pract 2015; 16: 33-35
DOI: 10.5152/ttd.2014.3988
Read: 1677 Downloads: 596 Published: 18 July 2019

Abstract

Hennekam syndrome was defined as a syndrome characterized by a new autosomal recessive, severe lymphedema in legs, face and genitalia with intestinal lymphangiectasia, various face anomalies and severe mental retardation. A 21 years old male patient was examined due to bilateral pleural effusion. There were edema in both legs and eyelids, swelling in the scrotum and operation scar, broad forehead and face, depressed nasal bridge, epicanthal folds and micrognathia in the physical examination. Chylothorax was diagnosed due to level of pleural triglyceride (650 mg/dL). Lymphatic flow delayed in both lower extremities in lymphoscintigraphy. The patient was diagnosed as Hennekam syndrome due to face anomalies, lymphedema, epilepsy, chylothorax and mild mental retardation.

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