Aspergilloma

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard , 26 Feb 2010
Diagnosis probable
Changed by Henry Knipe, 23 May 2018

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Zoomed image of the right apex demonstrating the rounded opacity. 

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Extensive bullous lung disease demonstrates a rounded opacity in the medial aspect of the right apex.

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Aspergilloma
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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.

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Aspergilloma

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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>
Gender was set to Male.

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