Pornprom MuangmanJeffrey R. ScottSaipin MuangmanRachanee BenjathanungSupaparn SuvanchoteMahidol UniversityHarborview Medical Center2018-07-122018-07-122008-03-01Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.91, No.3 (2008), 417-42001252208012522082-s2.0-41749089141https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/19749Chylothorax is a potentially life-threatening form of pleural effusion containing lymphatic fluid. Its etiology may be either traumatic (either post-operative or a direct result of injury), a congenital abnormality of the thoracic duct, or non-traumatic. This is a case report of a left iatrogenic chylothorax, which developed 2 days after internal jugular vein catheterization, in a patient with 50% total body surface area (TBSA) burns. This complication was treated successfully by tube thoracostomy and oral supplementation with a low fat, high carbohydrate, high protein diet. Further, the authors review the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation and recommended management of catheter-related chylothorax.Mahidol UniversityMedicineArticleSCOPUS