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Beriberi x ray

Introduction

Overview

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

X Ray

  • There are no specific x-ray findings associated with beriberi.
X-ray picture of a patient with heart failure, showing cardiomegaly and pleural effusion.Case courtesy of Dr Derek Smith, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 37004 [2]
References

References

  1. ↑ Tovar Pérez M, Rodríguez Mondéjar MR (2017). “Acquired heart disease in adults: what can a chest X-ray tell us?”. Radiologia. 59 (5): 446–459. doi:10.1016/j.rx.2017.06.006. PMID 28750724.
  2. ↑ https://radiopaedia.org/cases/37004“>rID: 37004

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