Preferred Label : shaggy heart sign;
Definition : Cardiac borders are obscurred and appear shaggy on a frontal radiograph. Originally
ascribed to pertussis, but may be seen in viral infection and asbestosis.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35530;
Associated condition(s)
Cardiac borders are obscurred and appear shaggy on a frontal radiograph. Originally
ascribed to pertussis, but may be seen in viral infection and asbestosis.
