Aspergilloma
Updates to Study Attributes
Zoomed image of the right apex demonstrating the rounded opacity.
Image X-ray ( update )
Image 1 X-ray ( update )
Updates to Study Attributes
Extensive bullous lung disease demonstrates a rounded opacity in the medial aspect of the right apex.
Image X-ray (Frontal) ( update )
Updates to Study Attributes
CT confirms the rounded density located within a cavity at the apex of the right lung. It is separated from the adjacent wall by a thin crescent of air, (known as Monod sign) and is consistent with an aspergilloma.
Image CT (lung window) ( update )
Image CT (lung window) ( update )
Updates to Case Attributes
Chest x-ray of a man with extensive bullous lung disease demonstrates a rounded opacity in the medial aspect of the right apex.
CT confirms the rounded density located within a cavity at the apex of the right lung. It is separated from the adjacent wall by a thin crescent of air, (known as Monod sign) and is consistent with an aspergilloma.
-<p>Chest x-ray of a man with extensive bullous lung disease demonstrates a rounded opacity in the medial aspect of the right apex. </p><p>CT confirms the rounded density located within a cavity at the apex of the right lung. It is separated from the adjacent wall by a thin crescent of air, (known as <a href="/articles/monod-sign" title="Monod sign">Monod sign</a>) and is consistent with an <a href="/articles/aspergilloma" title="aspergilloma">aspergilloma</a>. </p>