Repeated sclerotherapy successfully treats a child with idiopathic chyluria: a case report.
We describe a clinical course of idiopathic chyluria in a previously
healthy 8-year-old Thai boy, with a 1-year history of cloudy white urine undergoing
antibiotic treatment. The patient was investigated for the causes but they
all proved negative. Cystoscopy and retrograde pyelography demonstrated a
renolymphatic fistula of the right kidney. The patient was refractory to a mediumchain
triglyceride-rich diet. Ultimately, sclerotherapy with 1% povidone iodine was
employed twice, which resulted in a resolution of the disorder. We emphasize that
chyluria, even though a very rare condition of chylous disorders, but ultimately
can be initially managed by providing a medium-chain triglyceride-rich diet and
is curable by sclerotharapy. Importantly, medium-chain triglyceride-rich diet can
be applied to treat other types of chylous disorders.
PMID: 29642298 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research
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