Difficulties in differential diagnostics of pneumonia in children
https://doi.org/10.22627/2072-8107-2025-24-2-22-28
Abstract
Objective: to study the clinical and laboratory features of community-acquired pneumonia in children in the pre-pandemic period of COVID-19 to improve the differential diagnosis of respiratory tract lesions.
Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of 266 medical records of patients treated at the Children's City Clinical Hospital No. 9 named after G.N. Speransky of the Health Department of Moscow in 2019 with a referral diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia was carried out. To verify the diagnosis of pneumonia, chest X-ray was used.
Results. Community-acquired pneumonia was clinically similar to acute and obstructive bronchitis and other respiratory diseases, which creates objective difficulties in diagnosis without the use of laboratory and instrumental studies
About the Authors
S. L. Bevza
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
M. V. Parshina
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
O. V. Molochkova
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
O. B. Kovalev
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
N. Yu. Egorova
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
A. A. Sakharova
Speransky Children's City Clinical Hospital No. 9
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
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Bevza S.L., Parshina M.V., Molochkova O.V., Kovalev O.B., Egorova N.Yu., Sakharova A.A. Difficulties in differential diagnostics of pneumonia in children. CHILDREN INFECTIONS. 2025;24(2):22-28. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22627/2072-8107-2025-24-2-22-28
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