Point of care lung ultrasound in preschool children with cystic fibrosis: a case-controlled, prospective, pilot study.

Aims: Respiratory complications in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) are still the leading cause of death nowadays in these patients. High-Resolution Computed Tomography is the gold standard method for staging lung disease in CF. In this study we assessed lung ultrasound findings in asymptomatic preschool patients affected by CF.