PMID- 37222352 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230525 LR - 20230527 IS - 1678-9849 (Electronic) IS - 0037-8682 (Print) IS - 0037-8682 (Linking) VI - 56 DP - 2023 TI - Chylothorax and chylous ascites due to juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis: a case report. PG - e06052022 LID - S0037-86822023000100701 [pii] LID - 10.1590/0037-8682-0605-2022 [doi] LID - e0605-2022 AB - Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic fungal infection caused by Paracoccidioides species. Chylothorax is a rare complication of PCM. A 16-year-old adolescent presented daily fever, lymphadenomegaly, sweating, weight loss, ventilatory-dependent pain, and dysphagia, which confirmed PCM. During treatment, the patient developed chylothorax and chylous ascites. Chronic inflammatory and fibrotic lymphadenopathy may obstruct lymphatic vessels, resulting in the extravasation of lymph into the abdomen or pleural cavities. Chylothorax is one of several complications of PCM and can lead to respiratory insufficiency, even in patients undergoing antifungal therapy. FAU - Santos, Ana Paula Freitas Bahia Dos AU - Santos APFBD AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6720-5367 AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Hospital das Clinicas, Departamento de Clinica Medica, Infectologia, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brasil. FAU - Russo, Tomas Varella Costa AU - Russo TVC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0926-4582 AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Hospital das Clinicas, Departamento de Clinica Medica, Infectologia, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brasil. FAU - Pascuotte, Beatriz AU - Pascuotte B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9432-8274 AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Hospital das Clinicas, Departamento de Clinica Medica, Infectologia, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brasil. FAU - Visconde, Luis Felipe Silva AU - Visconde LFS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2392-6458 AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Hospital das Clinicas, Departamento de Clinica Medica, Infectologia, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brasil. FAU - Luetz, Adryelle Carolynne Nogueira AU - Luetz ACN AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2832-888X AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Hospital das Clinicas, Departamento de Clinica Medica, Infectologia, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brasil. FAU - Sarris, Andrey Biff AU - Sarris AB AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0708-3430 AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Hospital das Clinicas, Departamento de Clinica Medica, Infectologia, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brasil. FAU - Rocha, Matheus Dias Girao AU - Rocha MDG AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2531-2126 AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Hospital das Clinicas, Departamento de Clinica Medica, Infectologia, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brasil. FAU - Puga, Fernanda Guioti AU - Puga FG AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0380-5109 AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Hospital das Clinicas, Departamento de Clinica Medica, Infectologia, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brasil. FAU - Gaspar, Gilberto Gambero AU - Gaspar GG AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6804-454X AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Hospital das Clinicas, Departamento de Clinica Medica, Infectologia, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brasil. FAU - Bollela, Valdes Roberto AU - Bollela VR AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8221-4701 AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Hospital das Clinicas, Departamento de Clinica Medica, Infectologia, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brasil. FAU - Martinez, Roberto AU - Martinez R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6906-7981 AD - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Hospital das Clinicas, Departamento de Clinica Medica, Infectologia, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brasil. LA - eng PT - Case Reports DEP - 20230522 PL - Brazil TA - Rev Soc Bras Med Trop JT - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical JID - 7507456 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Humans MH - *Chylothorax MH - *Chylous Ascites MH - *Paracoccidioidomycosis MH - *Lymphadenopathy MH - Fever PMC - PMC10204149 COIS- Conflict of Interest: None. EDAT- 2023/05/24 13:08 MHDA- 2023/05/25 06:42 PMCR- 2023/05/22 CRDT- 2023/05/24 07:24 PHST- 2022/12/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/03/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/05/25 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/05/24 13:08 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/05/24 07:24 [entrez] PHST- 2023/05/22 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0037-86822023000100701 [pii] AID - 10.1590/0037-8682-0605-2022 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2023 May 22;56:e06052022. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0605-2022. eCollection 2023.