Cardiac pathology in schistosomal cor pulmonale correlated with chest roentgenographs; a case report

Case report of a 31-year-old male patient from Puerto Rico. Authors report chronic schistosomal cor pulmonale in which the roentgenographic appearance of the heart is correlated with the pathological description of marked dilatation and hypertrophy of the pulmonary conus and infra-conal area. This case report demonstrates the extent of conal dilatation which can be visualized on chest X-ray.