Bat wing opacities (lungs)

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Bat's wing or butterfly pulmonary opacities refer to a pattern of bilateral perihilar shadowing.

It It is classically described on a frontal chest radiograph but can also refer to appearances on chest CT ^3-4.

Differential diagnosis

Bat's wing pulmonary opacities can be caused by:

pulmonary oedema (especially cardiogenic)
pneumonia
inhalation injury
- noxious gas
- liquid
pulmonary alveolar proteinosis ³
pulmonary haemorrhage (e.g. Goodpasture syndrome)
lymphoma / leukaemia
bronchoalveolar carcinoma

-Bat's wing or butterfly pulmonary opacities refer to a pattern of bilateral perihilar shadowing.It is classically described on a frontal chest radiograph but can also refer to appearances on chest CT 3-4.Bat's wing pulmonary opacities can be caused by<ul>
+Bat's wing or butterfly pulmonary opacities refer to a pattern of bilateral perihilar shadowing. It is classically described on a frontal chest radiograph but can also refer to appearances on chest CT 3-4.<h4>Differential diagnosis</h4>Bat's wing pulmonary opacities can be caused by:<ul>
~~-<li><a href="/articles/adenocarcinoma-in-situ-and-minimally-invasive-adenocarcinoma-in-lung">bronchoalveolar carcinoma</a></li>~~
+<li><a href="/articles/adenocarcinoma-in-situ-minimally-invasive-adenocarcinoma-and-invasive-adenocarcinoma-of-lung">bronchoalveolar carcinoma</a></li>

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