TY - JOUR T1 - Chylothorax due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 1019 LP - 1019 DO - 10.1136/thx.50.9.1019 VL - 50 IS - 9 AU - P A Antón AU - J Rubio AU - P Casán AU - T Franquet Y1 - 1995/09/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/50/9/1019.abstract N2 - Chylothorax in an adult is a rare cause of pleural effusion. Mycobacterium tuberculosis may cause chylous effusion, but usually in association with extensive intrapulmonary involvement. A case of chylothorax is presented in which M tuberculosis was isolated from the pleural fluid and was the only intrathoracic manifestation of tuberculosis. ER -