Peripheral hypoechoic spaces in consolidated lung: A specific diagnostic sonographic finding for necrotizing pneumonia in children

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-62

  Chiu, Chih Yung ^a,b   Wong, Kin Sun ^a   Lai, Shen Hao ^a   Huang, Yu Hsuan ^a   Tsai, Ming Han ^a   Lin, Yu Ching ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Necrotizing pneumonia; Peripheral hypoechoic spaces; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG CAVITATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NECROTIZING PEUMONIA; PERIPHERAL HYPOECHOIC SPACES; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PROGNOSIS; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TISSUE NECROSIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LUNG; NECROSIS; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 41949083804     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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