Beriberi x ray

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdelrahman Ibrahim Abushouk, MD[2]

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

X-ray picture of a patient with heart failure, showing cardiomegaly and pleural effusion.Case courtesy of Dr Derek Smith, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 37004

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