Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Chylothorax and respiratory distress in a newborn with trisomy 21

  • Research Letter
  • Published:
European Journal of Pediatrics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Arena Ansotequi J, Rey Otero A, Albisu Andrade J (1984) Spontaneous neonatal chylothorax. Apropos of 5 cases. An Esp Pediatr 20: 49–54

    Google Scholar 

  2. Hamada H, Fujita K, Kubo T, Iwasaki H (1992) Congenital chylothorax in a trisomy 21 newborn. Arch Gynecol Obstet 252: 55–58

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Ho NK, Leong NK, Lim SB (1989) Chylothorax in Down syndrome associated with hydrops fetalis. J Singapore Paediatr Soc 31: 90–92

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Modi N, Cooke RW (1987) Congenital non-chylous pleural effusion with Down's syndrome. J Med Genet 24: 567–568

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Puddy V, Lam BC, Tang M, Wong KY, Lam YH, Wong K, Yeung CY (1999) Variable levels of mosaicism for trisomy 21 in a non-immune hydropic infant with chylothorax. Prenat Diagn 19: 764–766

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Sherer DM, Abramowicz JS, Sanko SR, Woods JR (1993) Trisomy 21 presented as a transient unilateral pleural effusion at 18 weeks’ gestation. Am J Perinatol 10: 12–13

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  7. Yamamoto T, Koeda T, Tamura A, Sawada H, Nagata I, Nagata N, Ito T, Mio Y (1996) Congenital chylothorax in a patient with 21 trisomy syndrome. Acta Paediatr Jpn 38: 689–691

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Yoss BS, Lipsitz PJ (1977) Chylothorax in two mongoloid infants. Clin Genet 12: 357–360

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey

    Özden Turan & Berna Canter

  2. Division of Neonatal Medicine, School of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey

    Ebru Ergenekon

Authors
  1. Özden Turan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Berna Canter
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Ebru Ergenekon
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Esin Koç
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Yıldız Atalay
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Özden Turan.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Turan, Ö., Canter, B., Ergenekon, E. et al. Chylothorax and respiratory distress in a newborn with trisomy 21. Eur J Pediatr 160, 744–745 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004310100842

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004310100842

Keywords

Search

Navigation