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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There are no x-ray findings associated with beriberi. | There are no x-ray findings associated with beriberi.However, in advanced wet beriberi, the X-ray picture of heart failure may appear, including chamber enlargement, pleural effusion, and increased vascular markings. | ||
==X Ray== | ==X Ray== | ||
There are no x-ray findings associated with beriberi. | |||
* There are no specific x-ray findings associated with beriberi. | |||
* However, in the advanced stage of wet beriberi, the X-ray picture of heart failure may appear, including: | |||
** Cardiac chamber enlargement | |||
** Pleural effusion | |||
** Thickening of lung fissues | |||
** Kerley B lines (Thickening of interlobular septa) | |||
** Increased vascular markings | |||
[[File:Tachycardia-mediated-cardiomyopathy.jpg|center|thumb|X-ray picture of a patient with heart failure, showing cardiomegaly and pleural effusion.Case courtesy of Dr Derek Smith, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 37004]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
There are no x-ray findings associated with beriberi.However, in advanced wet beriberi, the X-ray picture of heart failure may appear, including chamber enlargement, pleural effusion, and increased vascular markings.
X Ray
- There are no specific x-ray findings associated with beriberi.
- However, in the advanced stage of wet beriberi, the X-ray picture of heart failure may appear, including:
- Cardiac chamber enlargement
- Pleural effusion
- Thickening of lung fissues
- Kerley B lines (Thickening of interlobular septa)
- Increased vascular markings
