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Lung Ultrasound in Children With COVID-19

Authors :
Marco Denina
Carlo Scolfaro
Federica Mignone
Giulia Pruccoli
Erika Silvestro
Marisa Zoppo
Ugo Ramenghi
Silvia Garazzino
Source :
Pediatrics. 146(1)
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

* Abbreviations: COVID-19 — : coronavirus disease 2019 LUS — : lung ultrasound The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is rapidly spreading all around the world, affecting both adults and children. Recently, the clinical and radiographic characteristics of children infected have been described.1 Although lung ultrasound (LUS) is recognized as a valid imaging technique for the diagnosis and follow-up of pneumonia in pediatric age,2 no data are currently available about LUS use in children with COVID-19. Considering the well-known advantages of point-of-care ultrasound,3 including the possibility of reducing the patient’s movement across the hospital department, we investigated LUS findings in … Address correspondence to Marco Denina, MD, Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital, University of Turin, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126 Turin, Italy. E-mail: marco.denina{at}gmail.com

Details

ISSN :
10984275
Volume :
146
Issue :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Pediatrics
Accession number :
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