chylothorax is elevated TG with low cholesterol

• related: pleural effusion
• tags: #permanent #literature #pulmonary

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• pleural effusion
  • chylothorax is elevated TG with low cholesterol
• lymphangioleiomyomatosis has cystic lesions with chylous effusions on chest imaging
  • pleural effusion usually can have white appearance and can be chylous (chylothorax is elevated TG with low cholesterol)[^2]
• rheumatoid effusions have elevated cholesterol, high LDH, low glucose
  • TG is usually low with cholesterol high. Contrast this with chylorhorax: chylothorax is elevated TG with low cholesterol¹

• chylothorax typically have triglycerides over 110 and cholesterol less than 200¹
• pseudochylothorax: rheumatoid effusions have elevated cholesterol, high LDH, low glucose
• lymphangioleiomyomatosis has cystic lesions with chylous effusions on chest imaging

Footnotes

1. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/etiology-clinical-presentation-and-diagnosis-of-chylothorax ↩ ↩²