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Point-of-care lung ultrasound in the diagnosis and monitoring of paediatric patients with spontaneous pneumothorax in SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Anna M MusolinoElena BoccuzziMaria C SupinoBarbara ScialangaFrancesco De SanctisDanilo BuonsensoSerena SinibaldiPaolo Tomà
Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2021)
Point-of-care lung ultrasound is a widely used tool in the diagnosis and management of patients with pulmonary diseases and now with SARS-CoV-2 infection. We describe two cases of pneumothorax which are, as far as we know, among the first reported in COVID-19 patients younger than 18 years. The diagnostic and monitoring role of point-of-care lung ultrasound has been extremely useful in the management of patients.
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