A case of necrotizing pneumonia: utility of ultrasound examination

Autor:	K. Bighellini, R. Ruggeri, G. Bonoldi, M. Bosetti
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Necrotizing pneumonia Pulmonary consolidation Ultrasound lcsh:R lcsh:Medicine General Medicine medicine.disease Anaerobic infection medicine Radiology Tomography Clinical case medicine.symptom business Chest sonography Inferior lobe
Zdroj:	Italian Journal of Medicine, Vol 1, Iss 4, Pp 41-44 (2013)
ISSN:	1877-9352 1877-9344
Popis:	CLINICAL CASE We report a case of pulmonary consolidation of the left inferior lobe, demonstrated by chest sonography; the ultrasound examination allowed us to detect the presence of necrotizing areas, which could not be detected by chest X-ray but were confirmed by computerized tomography. CONCLUSIONS This finding was important to orientate our therapeutic decisions considering the possibility of an anaerobic infection. Furthermore chest sonography represented in this case a simple way to monitor the evolution of the pulmonary consolidation until its resolution.
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