Kerley C Lines Jun 2026

Long (up to 6 cm) lines radiating from the hilum toward the central lungs.

| Category | Specific Conditions | |----------|----------------------| | | Congestive heart failure (most common), mitral stenosis, cardiomyopathy | | Non-cardiogenic edema | ARDS, fluid overload, high-altitude pulmonary edema | | Interstitial lung disease | Lymphangitic carcinomatosis (breast, lung, stomach, prostate cancers), pulmonary fibrosis (early or mild), interstitial pneumonia | | Infectious | Viral pneumonia (less common) | kerley c lines