Multiple pulmonary air fluid levels as a presentation of congestive heart failure.
Congestive heart failure and emphysema are common diseases in western society. The presence of these diseases in a single patient can lead to diagnostic uncertainty. A case of congestive heart failure presenting as multiple air fluid levels within lung bullae is reported.
D000368:Aged; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography