Management of a small parapneumonic effusion in children^[1]

* A small effusion is defined as <10 mm on a lateral decubitus radiograph or one that opacifies less than one-fourth of the hemithorax^[1].

Reference:

Bradley JS, Byington CL, Shah SS, et al. The management of community-acquired pneumonia in infants and children older than 3 months of age: clinical practice guidelines by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis 2011; 53:e25.

Courtesy of Khoulood Fakhoury, MD.

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Management of a small parapneumonic effusion in children[1]