Lipoid pneumonia echocardiography and ultrasound

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ramyar Ghandriz MD [2]

Overview

In some cases, ultrasound is used for the diagnosis and follow-up of a patient with pneumonia, for a guided thoracocentesis and to quantify the amount of pleural effusion, however its benefits are not yet indicated for lipoid pneumonia.

Ultrasound

Findings on the ultrasound for any aspiration pneumonia (like lipoid pneumonia) include:^[1]
- Air bronchogram
- Pleural effusion
Ultrasound may be used for the follow-up of pneumonia.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Reissig A, Copetti R (2014). “Lung ultrasound in community-acquired pneumonia and in interstitial lung diseases”. Respiration. 87 (3): 179–89. doi:10.1159/000357449. PMID 24481027.

[pmid24481027-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Reissig A, Copetti R (2014). “Lung ultrasound in community-acquired pneumonia and in interstitial lung diseases”. Respiration. 87 (3): 179–89. doi:10.1159/000357449. PMID 24481027.

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