Interstitial syndrome-lung ultrasound B lines: a potential marker for pulmonary metastases? A case series

Interstitial syndrome-lung ultrasound B lines: a potential marker for pulmonary metastases? A case series

Four patients presented to the Emergency Department with dyspnea and they underwent point-of-care ultrasound. Lung ultrasound showed a diffuse bilateral B-profile pattern-interstitial syndrome, they underwent contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of thorax that showed multiple bilateral lung m...

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Main Authors: Maria Viviana Carlino, Costantino Mancusi, Giovanni de Simone, Filomena Liccardi, Mario Guarino, Fiorella Paladino, Alfonso Sforza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2018-09-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Dyspnea
cancer
Emergency Department
point-of-care ultrasound
pocket ultrasound device.
Online Access:https://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1009
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spelling doaj-1eca998302d04fef93d8566ce95a49962020-11-25T03:37:36ZengPAGEPress PublicationsItalian Journal of Medicine1877-93441877-93522018-09-0112310.4081/itjm.2018.1009Interstitial syndrome-lung ultrasound B lines: a potential marker for pulmonary metastases? A case seriesMaria Viviana Carlino0Costantino Mancusi1Giovanni de Simone2Filomena Liccardi3Mario Guarino4Fiorella Paladino5Alfonso Sforza6Emergency Department, C.T.O., NaplesHypertension Research Center, Department of Translational Medical Sciences & Department of Advanced Medical Biosciences, Federico II University Hospital, NaplesHypertension Research Center, Department of Translational Medical Sciences & Department of Advanced Medical Biosciences, Federico II University Hospital, NaplesEmergency Department, Cardarelli Hospital, NaplesEmergency Department, C.T.O., NaplesEmergency Department, Cardarelli Hospital, NaplesEmergency Department, C.T.O., Naples; Emergency Department, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples Four patients presented to the Emergency Department with dyspnea and they underwent point-of-care ultrasound. Lung ultrasound showed a diffuse bilateral B-profile pattern-interstitial syndrome, they underwent contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of thorax that showed multiple bilateral lung metastases. The detection, in a dyspneic patient, of a diffuse Bprofile pattern not attributable to traditional interstitial syndrome conditions (pulmonary fibrosis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute pulmonary edema, interstitial pneumonia) could be indicative of multiple pulmonary metastases. https://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1009DyspneacancerEmergency Departmentpoint-of-care ultrasoundpocket ultrasound device.
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author Maria Viviana Carlino
Costantino Mancusi
Giovanni de Simone
Filomena Liccardi
Mario Guarino
Fiorella Paladino
Alfonso Sforza
spellingShingle Maria Viviana Carlino
Costantino Mancusi
Giovanni de Simone
Filomena Liccardi
Mario Guarino
Fiorella Paladino
Alfonso Sforza
Interstitial syndrome-lung ultrasound B lines: a potential marker for pulmonary metastases? A case series
Italian Journal of Medicine
Dyspnea
cancer
Emergency Department
point-of-care ultrasound
pocket ultrasound device.
author_facet Maria Viviana Carlino
Costantino Mancusi
Giovanni de Simone
Filomena Liccardi
Mario Guarino
Fiorella Paladino
Alfonso Sforza
author_sort Maria Viviana Carlino
title Interstitial syndrome-lung ultrasound B lines: a potential marker for pulmonary metastases? A case series
title_short Interstitial syndrome-lung ultrasound B lines: a potential marker for pulmonary metastases? A case series
title_full Interstitial syndrome-lung ultrasound B lines: a potential marker for pulmonary metastases? A case series
title_fullStr Interstitial syndrome-lung ultrasound B lines: a potential marker for pulmonary metastases? A case series
title_full_unstemmed Interstitial syndrome-lung ultrasound B lines: a potential marker for pulmonary metastases? A case series
title_sort interstitial syndrome-lung ultrasound b lines: a potential marker for pulmonary metastases? a case series
publisher PAGEPress Publications
series Italian Journal of Medicine
issn 1877-9344
1877-9352
publishDate 2018-09-01
description Four patients presented to the Emergency Department with dyspnea and they underwent point-of-care ultrasound. Lung ultrasound showed a diffuse bilateral B-profile pattern-interstitial syndrome, they underwent contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of thorax that showed multiple bilateral lung metastases. The detection, in a dyspneic patient, of a diffuse Bprofile pattern not attributable to traditional interstitial syndrome conditions (pulmonary fibrosis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute pulmonary edema, interstitial pneumonia) could be indicative of multiple pulmonary metastases.
topic Dyspnea
cancer
Emergency Department
point-of-care ultrasound
pocket ultrasound device.
url https://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1009
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