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Eosinophilic pneumonia other imaging findings
Introduction
Overview
Overview
- Thoracic US can be used to follow-up patients with acute eosinophilic pneumonia. The US shows that all patients exhibited multiple diffuse bilateral B-lines and lung sliding which was consistent with the alveolar-interstitial syndrome. B-line numbers fell during the course of treatment. The US is a useful modality for evaluating the treatment response in patients with acute eosinophilic pneumonia.
Other imaging findings
Other imaging findings
- There is no evident role for UlltraSound (US) in the diagnosis of acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP).
- An observational study on thoracic US findings and their clinical utility for follow-up in patients with acute eosinophilic pneumonia shows that all patients exhibited multiple diffuse bilateral B-lines and lung sliding which was consistent with alveolar-interstitial syndrome.[1]
- B-line numbers fell during the course of treatment. US is a useful modality for evaluating the treatment response in patients with AEP.
Video of TUS of chest shows eosinophilic pneumonia
Video of TUS of chest shows eosinophilic pneumonia
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References
References
- ↑ Yoon H, Kim SJ, Kim K, Lee JE, Jhun BW (2015). “The utility of thoracic ultrasound in patients with acute eosinophilic pneumonia”. PLoS One. 10 (4): e0124370. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124370. PMC 4404353. PMID 25894572.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammed Abdelwahed M.D[2]