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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.
- However, in the advanced stage of wet beriberi, the X-ray picture of heart failure may appear, including [1]:
- Cardiac chamber enlargement
- Pleural effusion
- Thickening of lung fissues
- Kerley B lines (Thickening of interlobular septa)
- Increased vascular markings

References
References
- ↑ Tovar Pérez M, RodrÃguez 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.
- ↑ https://radiopaedia.org/cases/37004“>rID: 37004
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