Transthoracic Ultrasound in Infectious Organizing Pneumonia: A Useful Guide for Percutaneous Needle Biopsy

Transthoracic Ultrasound in Infectious Organizing Pneumonia: A Useful Guide for Percutaneous Needle Biopsy

In patients presenting with classical features of CAP (i.e., new peripheral pulmonary consolidations and symptoms including fever, cough, and dyspnea), a clinical response to the appropriate therapy occurs in few days. When clinical improvement has not occurred and chest imaging findings are unchang...

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Main Authors: Donato Lacedonia, Carla Maria Irene Quarato, Cristina Borelli, Lucia Dimitri, Paolo Graziano, Maria Pia Foschino Barbaro, Giulia Scioscia, Antonio Mirijello, Michele Maria Maggi, Gaetano Rea, Beatrice Ferragalli, Salvatore De Cosmo, Marco Sperandeo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
lung ultrasound
chest computed tomography
chronic pneumonia
organizing pneumonia
diagnostic accuracy
lung ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle biopsy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.708937/full

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