A Pediatric Radiology Textbook and Pediatric Radiology Digital Library
Pertussis Pneumonia
Etiology: Bordatella pertussis
Imaging CXR: Shaggy heart
DDX:
Complications:
Treatment: Antibiotics
Clinical: Whooping cough
Radiology Cases 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 AP and lateral show bilateral streaky perihilar infiltrates giving the heart contour a shaggy appearance.