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Management of a small parapneumonic effusion in children[1]

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:
  1. 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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