Sarawut SummachiwakijWiwun TungsubutraPornpan KoomanachaiSuchai CharoenratanakulMahidol University. Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. Department of Medicine2017-08-042017-08-042017-08-042012Journal of Medical Case Reports. Vol. 6, (2012), 163https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/2641Introduction: Chylothorax and chylous ascites are uncommon and usually associated with trauma or neoplasms. To the best of our knowledge, constrictive pericarditis leading to chylothorax and chylous ascites in a person infected with HIV has never previously been described. Case presentation: A 39-year-old Thai man was referred to our institute with progressive dyspnea, edema and abdominal distension. His medical history included HIV infection and pulmonary tuberculosis that was complicated by tuberculous pericarditis and cardiac tamponade. Upon further investigation, we found constrictive pericarditis, chylothorax and chylous ascites. A pericardiectomy was performed which resulted in gradual resolution of the ascites and chylous effusion.engMahidol UniversityOpen Access articlechylothoraxchylous ascitespericarditisResearch ArticleBioMed Central10.1186/1752-1947-6-163