TY - JOUR
T1 - The diagnosis of pneumonia in a pregnant woman with coronavirus disease 2019 using maternal lung ultrasound.
AU - Inchingolo, Riccardo
AU - Smargiassi, Andrea
AU - Moro, Francesca
AU - Buonsenso, Danilo
AU - Salvi, Silvia
AU - Del Giacomo, Paola
AU - Scoppettuolo, Giancarlo
AU - Demi, Libertario
AU - Soldati, Gino
AU - Testa, Antonia Carla
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Lung ultrasound examination has been demonstrated to be an accurate imaging method to detect pulmonary and pleural conditions. During pregnancy, there is a need for rapid assessment of the maternal lung in patients with suspected coronavirus disease 2019. We report our experience on lung ultrasound examination in the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia in a pregnant woman. Typical ultrasound features of this pulmonary pathology, including diffuse hyperechoic vertical artifacts with thickened pleural line and “white lung” with patchy distribution, were observed. We suggest point-of-care lung ultrasound examination as a diagnostic imaging tool in pregnant women with suspected coronavirus disease 2019.
AB - Lung ultrasound examination has been demonstrated to be an accurate imaging method to detect pulmonary and pleural conditions. During pregnancy, there is a need for rapid assessment of the maternal lung in patients with suspected coronavirus disease 2019. We report our experience on lung ultrasound examination in the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia in a pregnant woman. Typical ultrasound features of this pulmonary pathology, including diffuse hyperechoic vertical artifacts with thickened pleural line and “white lung” with patchy distribution, were observed. We suggest point-of-care lung ultrasound examination as a diagnostic imaging tool in pregnant women with suspected coronavirus disease 2019.
KW - COVID-19
KW - COVID-19
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/176618
U2 - 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.04.020
DO - 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.04.020
M3 - Article
SN - 0002-9378
SP - 9
EP - 11
JO - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
ER -