Abstract
Case presentation: A 49-year-old woman returned to the emergency department for respiratory distress and pleuritic chest pain one day after influenza diagnosis. Chest X-ray was consistent with pneumonia. Point-of-care ultrasound showed dynamic air bronchograms and computed tomography revealed necrotizing pneumonia. Discussion: Emergency physicians should suspect necrotizing pneumonia in patients with rapidly progressive community-acquired pneumonia. Point-of-care ultrasound can aid in quick diagnosis of pneumonia. Emergency physicians should be familiar with ultrasound and computed tomography findings in necrotizing pneumonia to trigger appropriate treatment.
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