DOI: 10.12890/2020_001800

Lung Ultrasound (LUS) in COVID-19 Pneumonia: Usefulness in Two Atypical Cases

Authors

  • Vincenza Giugno Ultrasound Centre, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy
  • Giulia Di Marzio Ultrasound Centre, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy
  • Andrea Domanico Ultrasound Centre, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy
  • Esterita Accogli Ultrasound Centre, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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Keywords

Lung ultrasound, LUS, Coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19, high-resolution computed tomography, HRCT, nasopharyngeal swab, NS, pneumonia

Abstract

Clinical experience and scientific articles have shown that patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can be paucisymptomatic or asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis. In this paper, we will discuss two paucisymptomatic patients with blood tests suggestive for SARS-CoV-2 infection but with repeated negative nasopharyngeal swabs and without typical features of COVID-19 pneumonia on chest high-resolution computed tomography. In these cases, lung ultrasound helped to raise clinical suspicion of COVID-19 pneumonia and facilitate diagnosis.

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Published

2020-06-26

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 8 (2020)

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Giugno V, Di Marzio G, Domanico A, Accogli E. Lung Ultrasound (LUS) in COVID-19 Pneumonia: Usefulness in Two Atypical Cases. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 26 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];7(8). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/1800