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Air crescent sign of invasive aspergillosis.

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Curtis, AM; Smith, GJ; Ravin, CE
Published in: Radiology
October 1979

Pulmonary infection in immunocompromised patients is frequently difficult to diagnose. Therapy for the more common pathogens differs greatly from that for infection with unusual opportunistic organisms. However, neither of these infectious agents offers specific radiographic signs. The authors report on 4 patients with acute leukemia and invasive aspergillosis whose radiographs demonstrated a distinctive feature of one or more air crescents within an area of pulmonary infiltrate. Autopsy studies correlated the radiographic changes with an infection due to Aspergillus species fungi. While the sign is not pathognomonic for Aspergillus infection, seen in a suitable host, it would suggest the possibility of invasive aspergillosis.

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Published In

Radiology

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ISSN

0033-8419

Publication Date

October 1979

Volume

133

Issue

1

Start / End Page

17 / 21

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Radiography
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal
  • Lung
  • Leukemia
  • Humans
  • Aspergillosis
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Curtis, A. M., Smith, G. J., & Ravin, C. E. (1979). Air crescent sign of invasive aspergillosis. Radiology, 133(1), 17–21. https://doi.org/10.1148/133.1.17
Curtis, A. M., G. J. Smith, and C. E. Ravin. “Air crescent sign of invasive aspergillosis.Radiology 133, no. 1 (October 1979): 17–21. https://doi.org/10.1148/133.1.17.
Curtis AM, Smith GJ, Ravin CE. Air crescent sign of invasive aspergillosis. Radiology. 1979 Oct;133(1):17–21.
Curtis, A. M., et al. “Air crescent sign of invasive aspergillosis.Radiology, vol. 133, no. 1, Oct. 1979, pp. 17–21. Pubmed, doi:10.1148/133.1.17.
Curtis AM, Smith GJ, Ravin CE. Air crescent sign of invasive aspergillosis. Radiology. 1979 Oct;133(1):17–21.
Journal cover image

Published In

Radiology

DOI

ISSN

0033-8419

Publication Date

October 1979

Volume

133

Issue

1

Start / End Page

17 / 21

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Radiography
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal
  • Lung
  • Leukemia
  • Humans
  • Aspergillosis
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences