@article {SobhPA4113, author = {Eman Sobh and Sabah Oraby and Fatma Gamal}, title = {Role of thoracic ultrasound in the diagnosis of pneumonia}, volume = {50}, number = {suppl 61}, elocation-id = {PA4113}, year = {2017}, doi = {10.1183/1393003.congress-2017.PA4113}, publisher = {European Respiratory Society}, abstract = {Background: Thoracic ultrasound (US) has been shown to be highly effective in evaluating a range of pathologic conditions. Objectives: to evaluate the role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of pneumonia.Methods: a cross-sectional study included 55 patients suspected to have pneumonia. All patients have been subjected to chest X-ray, computed tomography (CT) and thoracic US.Results: ultrasound had 100\% sensitivity and 91.2\% specificity with accuracy 98.2\% in diagnosis of pneumonia compared to CT. While the sensitivity, specificity \& accuracy of chest x-ray were 74.4\%, 25\% \& 63.3\% respectively. US was better than CT for diagnosis of parapneumonic effusion \& cavitation. The most sign suggesting consolidation was tissue like sign with irregular margins (90.0\%) \&air bronchogram. in addition US was able to detect 4 cases of post-stenotic pneumonia, 2 cases of atelectasis and 6 cases of lung mass.Conclusion: thoracic US is comparable to CT in the diagnosis of pneumonia; the added value was its able to differentiate between simple pneumonia and post-stenotic pneumonia, atelectasis, and mass.}, issn = {0903-1936}, URL = {https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/50/suppl_61/PA4113}, eprint = {https://erj.ersjournals.com/content}, journal = {European Respiratory Journal} }