Can lung ultrasound replace chest computed tomography in pediatric patients with complicated community-acquired pneumonia?
LUS is a reliable tool for detecting pleural effusions and consolidations in pediatric CCAP, reducing the need for CT in many cases. However, its limitations in identifying abscesses and hydropneumothorax highlight the need for combined diagnostic approaches.
Authors
- E. Fawzy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2933-5205)
- Sara Mahmoud Kamel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5763-6315)
- N Refaat Mohamed
- Aya Samir Mohamed
- Asmaa Mahmoud Hamed
- Iman Hassan Deraz
Institutions
- Cairo University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-025-02168-4
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00