Aspergilloma

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Cough and fever.

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Right peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) tip projected in the right atrium.

Ill-defined small round opacity in the right upper zone with a tiny central lucency suggesting a cavitating lesion.

Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) left clavicle.

ct

Anterior segment right upper lobe 14 mm cavitating lesion with surrounding ground glass attenuation and a small non-dependent central mass. A thin crescent of gas between the cavity wall and central mass represents a Monod sign.

Case Discussion

Patient had neutropenic fevers 3 weeks after allogenic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) for anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL).

Imaging findings classic for aspergilloma attached to a cavity wall. The patient subsequently had blood cultures positive for Aspergillus fumigatus.

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