Bat's wings of pulmonary edema
Diagnosis almost certain
Updates to Case Attributes
Age
changed from 75 to 75 years.
Body
was changed:
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>