Bat's wings of pulmonary edema

Case contributed by Ian Bickle , 23 Dec 2013
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Vikas Shah, 6 Apr 2019

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Age changed from 75 to 75 years.
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Heart failure on the chest x-ray has several well described-described appearances.

a. Cardiomegaly

b. Pleural effusions

c. Upper lobe venous distension

d. Interlobular septal ( Kerly(Kerley B) lines

e. Perihilar consolidation

In only a small portion of usually the most severe cases of pulmonary oedema are the bat's wings appearance observed.

  • -<p>Heart failure on the chest x-ray has several well described appearances.</p><p>a. Cardiomegaly</p><p>b. Pleural effusions</p><p>c. Upper lobe venous distension</p><p>d. Interlobular septal ( Kerly B ) lines</p><p>e. Perihilar consolidation</p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em">In only a small portion of usually the most severe cases of pulmonary oedema are the bat's wings appearance observed.</span></p>
  • +<p>Heart failure on the chest x-ray has several well-described appearances.</p><p>a. Cardiomegaly</p><p>b. Pleural effusions</p><p>c. Upper lobe venous distension</p><p>d. Interlobular septal (Kerley B) lines</p><p>e. Perihilar consolidation</p><p>In only a small portion of usually the most severe cases of pulmonary oedema are the bat's wings appearance observed.</p>

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