Pertussis Pneumonia

  • Etiology: Bordatella pertussis
  • Imaging CXR: Shaggy heart
  • DDX:
  • Complications:
  • Treatment: Antibiotics
  • Clinical: Whooping cough

Radiology Cases of Pertussis Pneumonia

CXR of pertussis pneumonia
CXR AP shows bilateral lung hyperexpansion with bilateral perihilar infiltrates that blur the border of the heart, resulting in the heart border having a shaggy appearance.
CXR of pertussis pneumonia
CXR AP and lateral show bilateral streaky perihilar infiltrates giving the heart contour a shaggy appearance.