The utility of lung ultrasound in evalu
Aims: To study the role of lung ultrasound (LUS) in the evaluation of bronchiolitis in infants. Patients and methods: 25 hospitalized infants, their mean age (6.94 ± 4.48 months), 7 males and 18 females. All patients underwent chest X-ray (CXR) and lung ultrasound after full clinical examination wit...
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| author | Moustafa Abdel Kader Manal F. Abou Samra Sawsan M.S. Abdel Aal Nageh Shehata Asmaa Khalifa |
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| description | Aims: To study the role of lung ultrasound (LUS) in the evaluation of bronchiolitis in infants.
Patients and methods: 25 hospitalized infants, their mean age (6.94 ± 4.48 months), 7 males and 18 females. All patients underwent chest X-ray (CXR) and lung ultrasound after full clinical examination with suspicion of bronchiolitis and evaluation for corresponding findings.
Results: In 25 infants suspected clinically to have bronchiolitis, 11 patients had mild degree of bronchiolitis, other 11 patients had moderate degree and only 3 cases had severe form of bronchiolitis. The chest X-ray and lung ultrasound were done for all patients; the chest X-ray findings were non-specific including lung plethora in 6 patients, hyperinflation in 3 patients and peribronchial thickenings in 1 patient. The lung ultrasound findings were significant and variable ranged from subpleural lung consolidation in 3 cases, compact B-lines in 6 cases, pleural line abnormalities (thickening and irregularity) in 8 cases and small isolated B-lines in 11 cases. On follow-up of infants, the lung ultrasound findings were correlated positively with the clinical course of the disease.
Conclusions: Lung ultrasound played an important role in the diagnosis, management and follow-up of infants with clinical suspicion of bronchiolitis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f860684b0ff45d1a6dd05ea207f23472022-12-22T00:07:49ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine0378-603X2016-09-014731057106410.1016/j.ejrnm.2016.06.009The utility of lung ultrasound in evaluMoustafa Abdel Kader0Manal F. Abou Samra1Sawsan M.S. Abdel Aal2Nageh Shehata3Asmaa Khalifa4Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Minia University Hospital, Al-Minya, EgyptDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Minia University Hospital, Al-Minya, EgyptDepartment of Pediatrics, Minia University Hospital, Al-Minya, EgyptDepartment of Pediatrics, Minia University Hospital, Al-Minya, EgyptDepartment of Pediatrics, Minia University Hospital, Al-Minya, EgyptAims: To study the role of lung ultrasound (LUS) in the evaluation of bronchiolitis in infants. Patients and methods: 25 hospitalized infants, their mean age (6.94 ± 4.48 months), 7 males and 18 females. All patients underwent chest X-ray (CXR) and lung ultrasound after full clinical examination with suspicion of bronchiolitis and evaluation for corresponding findings. Results: In 25 infants suspected clinically to have bronchiolitis, 11 patients had mild degree of bronchiolitis, other 11 patients had moderate degree and only 3 cases had severe form of bronchiolitis. The chest X-ray and lung ultrasound were done for all patients; the chest X-ray findings were non-specific including lung plethora in 6 patients, hyperinflation in 3 patients and peribronchial thickenings in 1 patient. The lung ultrasound findings were significant and variable ranged from subpleural lung consolidation in 3 cases, compact B-lines in 6 cases, pleural line abnormalities (thickening and irregularity) in 8 cases and small isolated B-lines in 11 cases. On follow-up of infants, the lung ultrasound findings were correlated positively with the clinical course of the disease. Conclusions: Lung ultrasound played an important role in the diagnosis, management and follow-up of infants with clinical suspicion of bronchiolitis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16300912Lung ultrasoundBronchiolitisInfants |
| spellingShingle | Moustafa Abdel Kader Manal F. Abou Samra Sawsan M.S. Abdel Aal Nageh Shehata Asmaa Khalifa The utility of lung ultrasound in evalu The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Lung ultrasound Bronchiolitis Infants |
| title | The utility of lung ultrasound in evalu |
| title_full | The utility of lung ultrasound in evalu |
| title_fullStr | The utility of lung ultrasound in evalu |
| title_full_unstemmed | The utility of lung ultrasound in evalu |
| title_short | The utility of lung ultrasound in evalu |
| title_sort | utility of lung ultrasound in evalu |
| topic | Lung ultrasound Bronchiolitis Infants |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16300912 |
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