RESUMEN
Objective: To determine the x-ray chest findings in children aged 02 months to 59 months classified as pneumonia according to IMNCI guidelines. Study Design: Descriptive case series. Place and Duration of Study: This descriptive case series study of six months was carried out in the Department of Pediatric Medicine, Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad
Material and Methods: The study was conducted on the children who met the inclusion as well as exclusion criteria of the study. All the patients presented with history of cough and/or difficult breathing, on physical examination having [i] fast breathing [respiratory rate >50/min if age 2-11 months, rate >40/min if age 12-59 months] or [ii] lower chest wall in-drawing was admitted in the ward and further evaluate for x-ray chest findings specific for pneumonia by advising chest radiograph
Results: The mean age of the patients was 11.2 +/- 5.6 months with age range of 02-59 months. There were 92 [55.8%] male and 73 [44.2%] female patients. There were 64 [38.8%] patients who had consolidation and 66 [40%] patients had reticular shadowing on chest x-ray
Conclusion: It is concluded from this study that considering/ evaluating x-ray chest findings in children according to IMNCI guidelines was a better approach for diagnosing pneumonia. This would certainly contribute towards evidence based clinical assessment of suspected cases of pneumonia