Acute Bronchiolitis: Is There a Role for Lung Ultrasound? 2019

Antonio Di Mauro, and Angela Ammirabile, and Michele Quercia, and Raffaella Panza, and Manuela Capozza, and Mariano M Manzionna, and Nicola Laforgia
Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, "Aldo Moro" University of Bari, 70100 Bari, Italy. antonio.dimauro@uniba.it.

BACKGROUND Viral bronchiolitis is a common cause of lower respiratory tract infection in the first year of life, considered a health burden because of its morbidity and costs. Its diagnosis is based on history and physical examination and the role of radiographic examination is limited to atypical cases. Thus far, Lung Ultrasound (LUS) is not considered in the diagnostic algorithm for bronchiolitis. METHODS PubMed database was searched for trials reporting on lung ultrasound examination and involving infants with a diagnosis of bronchiolitis. RESULTS Eight studies were suitable. CONCLUSIONS This review analyzed the current evidence about the potential usefulness of LUS in the clinical management of bronchiolitis. Literature supports a peculiar role of LUS in the evaluation of the affected children, considering it as a reliable imaging test that could benefit the clinical management of bronchiolitis.

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