EARLY DETECTION OF PLEURO-PULMONARY TUBERCOLOSIS BY BEDSIDE LUNG ULTRASOUND: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Andrea Boccatonda, Giulio Cocco, Antonio Corvino, Ilaria Rossi, Andrea Delli Pizzi, Claudio Ucciferri, Jacopo Vecchiet, Katia Falasca, et al. (9 authors)
Abstract
We present a case in which lung Ultrasound was relevant to reach an early diagnosis of lung tuberculosis and to manage the patient in the right setting. Moreover, ultrasound allowed to detect and treat massive pleural effusion through an ultrasound-guided thoracentesis.
MeSH terms
- Thoracentesis
- Medicine
- Lung ultrasound
- Pleural effusion
- Ultrasound
- Radiology
- Lung
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis