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Bilateral hilar enlargement

Authoring team

Possible causes include:

  • tuberculosis
  • sarcoidosis
  • lymphoma
  • carcinoma metastases
  • acute infections, e.g. infectious mononucleosis or whooping cough
  • silicosis
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • pulmonary embolism
  • cardiac septal defects

Reference

  1. Kelly B. The chest radiograph. Ulster Med J. 2012 Sep;81(3):143–148.

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