Infected chylothorax caused by Streptococcus agalactiae: A case report

Chylothorax is bacteriostatic in nature. Bacterial infection rarely develop s in chylothorax and has never been reported in a non-immunocompromised hos t. A 33-year-old woman was admitted to National Taiwan University Hospital because of fever and right pleuritic pain. Chest roentgenography and comput ed tomography revealed right pleural effusion. Examination of the pleural e ffusion revealed a profile compatible with empyema and chylothorax. Culture of the pleural effusion yielded Streptococcus agalactiae. The woman was no t immunocompromised. This is the first report of infected chylothorax cause d by Streptococcus agalactiae in a nonimmunocompromised host.