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Lipoid pneumonia echocardiography and ultrasound

Introduction

Overview

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

Ultrasound

  • Findings on the ultrasound for any aspiration pneumonia (like lipoid pneumonia) include:[1]
  • Ultrasound may be used for the follow-up of pneumonia.[1]
References

References

  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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