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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998;6:235-236
© 1998 Asia Publishing EXchange Pte Ltd

CASE STUDY

Primary Chylopericardium in a Heroin Addict

Massimo Chello, MD, Pasquale Mastroroberto, MD, Francesco Cirillo, MD, Emanuele Malta, , MD

Department of Cardiac Surgery Medical School of Catanzaro Catanzaro, Italy
For reprint information contact: Massimo Chello, MD Via S Giacomo dei Capri 29 Napoli 80128, Italy Tel: 39 961 71 2307 Fax: 39 961 77 5373 Email: chello{at}unicz.it
We describe a case of primary chylopericardium following acute Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in a 33-year-old female heroin addict. The patient underwent surgical ligation of the thoracic duct after a low-fat diet failed to control the fluid accumulation. Three months postoperatively, the patient was in a good general condition and no pericardial effusion was observed.






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