The significance of chest ultrasound and chest X-ray in the diagnosis of children clinically suspected of pneumonia.
Background.Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most prevalent diseases and a significant determinant of morbidity and death global. This study intended to compare and evaluate the benefits and importance of chest X-ray and chest ultrasound in the investigation of CAP in children.Methods.Study Population. One hundred children of one-month to five-years of age who suggested to the Children's Hospital in Bandar Abbas for pneumonia were evaluated by chest ultrasound and chest X-ray by different radiologists.Results.Evidence of involvement was recognized in 96% of the chest X-rays of those children, and also in 9% of the chest ultra-ultrasounds (6% opacity, 3% effusion). Pleural effusion was recognized in three of the children only by ultrasound.Conclusion.The utilization of ultrasound is a suitable method to estimate the complication of pneumonia.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Children's Clinical Research Development Center, Hormozgan University, School of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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Department of Infectious Diseases, Children's Clinical Research Development Center, Hormozgan University, School of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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Radiology Department, Hormozgan University of Medical Science, Iran.
Malekmohamadi
Radiology Department, Hormozgan University of Medical Science, Iran.
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Epidemiology Department, Hormozgan University of Medical Science, Iran.
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Department of Pediatrics, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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chest X-ray; pneumonia; ultrasound