Air crescent sign

Case contributed by Augusto César Vieira Teixeira
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Patient with acute myeloid leukemia.

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Female

CT Chest

ct

CT scan shows an air crescent sign of recovering angioinvasive aspergillosis.

Case Discussion

An air crescent sign describes the crescent of air that can be seen in invasive aspergillosissemi-invasive aspergillosis or other processes that cause pulmonary necrosis.

How to use cases

You can use Radiopaedia cases in a variety of ways to help you learn and teach.

Creating your own cases is easy.

Updating… Please wait.

 Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again.

 Thank you for updating your details.