Kereley’s B’ lines are found in
A. Interstitial edema
B. Pulmonary venous congestion.
C. Pericardial effusion
D. Mitral stenois
E. All of the above
*Mitral valve disease
* Pneumoconiosis
*Lymphangitis carcinomatosa
* Sarcoidosis -
*Idiopathic (in the elderly)
*Infections ( viral, Mycopiasma)
*Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
* Alveolar cell Ca
* Lymphoma
* Lymphangiectasia
*Lymphatic obstruction
* Lymphangiomyomarosis
A. Interstitial edema
B. Pulmonary venous congestion.
C. Pericardial effusion
D. Mitral stenois
E. All of the above
Ans. A) Interstitial edema; (B)
Pulmonary venous congestion; (D) Mitral stenosis
• Kerley lines are thickened inter lobular septa due to visible thickened lymphatics and surrounding connective tissues.
• Kerley lines are thickened inter lobular septa due to visible thickened lymphatics and surrounding connective tissues.
A –lines: Thin non-branching lines
radiation from the hilum, 2-6cm long
B – lines: Transverse non-branching thin lines at the lung base, perpendicular to pleura, 1-3cm long
Causes:
* Pulmonary
edema B – lines: Transverse non-branching thin lines at the lung base, perpendicular to pleura, 1-3cm long
Causes:
*Mitral valve disease
* Pneumoconiosis
*Lymphangitis carcinomatosa
* Sarcoidosis -
*Idiopathic (in the elderly)
*Infections ( viral, Mycopiasma)
*Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
* Alveolar cell Ca
* Lymphoma
* Lymphangiectasia
*Lymphatic obstruction
* Lymphangiomyomarosis
