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Dilated cardiomyopathy

Case contributed by Hani Makky Al Salam
Diagnosis almost certain

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Male

Chest

x-ray

Enlarged cardiac shadow.

ct

Enlarged heart. Dilated IVC and hepatic veins. Enlarged liver with diffuse hypodensity reflecting congestive status.

A wedge-shaped subpleural right lower lobe - lateral segment consolidation, suggestive of pulmonary infarction.

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