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. 2021 May;57(5):604-606.
doi: 10.1111/jpc.15410. Epub 2021 Mar 3.

Point-of-care lung ultrasound in the diagnosis and monitoring of paediatric patients with spontaneous pneumothorax in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Anna M Musolino  1 , Elena Boccuzzi  1 , Maria C Supino  1 , Barbara Scialanga  1 , Francesco De Sanctis  2 , Danilo Buonsenso  3   4 , Serena Sinibaldi  5 , Paolo Tomà  6
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Point-of-care lung ultrasound in the diagnosis and monitoring of paediatric patients with spontaneous pneumothorax in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Anna M Musolino et al. J Paediatr Child Health. 2021 May.

Abstract

Point-of-care lung ultrasound is a widely used tool in the diagnosis and management of patients with pulmonary diseases and now with SARS-CoV-2 infection. We describe two cases of pneumothorax which are, as far as we know, among the first reported in COVID-19 patients younger than 18 years. The diagnostic and monitoring role of point-of-care lung ultrasound has been extremely useful in the management of patients.

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