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. 2022 Aug;41(8):2113-2114.
doi: 10.1002/jum.15871. Epub 2021 Nov 8.

A New Type of Outpatient: Lung Ultrasound After COVID-19 Infection

Andrea Boccatonda  1 , Giulio Cocco  2 , Soccorsa Sofia  3 , Esterita Accogli  4 , Susanna Vicari  1 , Cosima Schiavone  2
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A New Type of Outpatient: Lung Ultrasound After COVID-19 Infection

Andrea Boccatonda et al. J Ultrasound Med. 2022 Aug.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Lung ultrasound on a 42‐year‐old outpatient 3 months after the acute phase of the COVID‐19 infection. The patient had a mild form of pneumonia that did not require hospitalization. The image shows an irregularity of the pleural line which is thickened or interrupted in some segments, more evident in the basal dorsal lung fields.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Lung ultrasound on a 54‐year‐old outpatient 1 month after the acute phase of the COVID‐19 infection. The patient presented with a severe form of pneumonia that required admission to intensive care for invasive ventilation. The image shows a residual hypoechoic subpleural consolidation, a sign of residual de‐aeration of the evaluated lung field.
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