Clinical Case Reports (Jul 2022)

Early detection of pleuro‐pulmonary tuberculosis by bedside lung ultrasound: A case report and review of literature

  • Giulio Cocco,
  • Andrea Boccatonda,
  • Ilaria Rossi,
  • Damiano D’Ardes,
  • Antonio Corvino,
  • Andrea Delli Pizzi,
  • Claudio Ucciferri,
  • Falasca Katia,
  • Vecchiet Jacopo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5739
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 7
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract We present a case in which lung ultrasound (LUS) 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.

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