Aspergilloma - Monod sign

Monod's sign of fungus ball

From the case:

Aspergilloma - Monod sign - “Aspergilloma in a pre-existing lung cavity. The crescentic air space surrounding is know as the Monod sign.  ”

Used in the following articles:

  • Monod sign - “Monod sign simply describes air that surrounds a mycetoma (most commonly an aspergilloma) in a pre existing pulmonary cavity 1-3.It shoul...”
  • Pulmonary aspergillosis - “Pulmonary apergillosis is a collective term used to refer to a number of conditions linked by the causative agent being the Aspergillus species (us...”
  • Aspergilloma - “An aspergilloma is a mycetoma (mass-like fungus ball) typically composed of Aspergillus  fumigatus, and is a non-invasive form of pulmonary as...”
  • Mycetoma - “A mycetoma or fungus ball is just that, a roughly spherical mass-like collection of fungal hyphae, mixed with mucus and cellular debris. The most c...”

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