DIFFUSE GROUND DISEASE WITH REGIONS OF NORMAL LUNG
CHF, INTERSTITIAL EDEMA KERLEY A and B
50-year-old male with CAD and CHF
The CXR shows LA enlargement with widening of the carina, and findings consistent with interstitial edema characterized by interstitial fuzziness, Kerley B lines and peribronchial cuffing
The CT shows a LA that is enlarged (4.4cms), heavy LAD calcification, diffuse ground glass changes with regions of sparing. thickening of the interlobular septa, Kerley A and Kerley B lines, and small bilateral effusions, right slightly greater than the left
Ashley Davidoff MD