Faces of Calcified Nodules

Infection Inflammation Malignancy Mechanical/Atelectasis Trauma Metabolic Circulatory- Hemorrhage Immune Infiltrative Idiopathic Iatrogenic Idiopathic

Infection

CT scan at the level of the right pulmonary artery shows a mass in the superior segment of the left lower lobe characterised by a c shaped or crescent shaped anterior rim of air with ball of soft tissue with calcification, reminiscent of the crescent sign most characteristic of an aspergillus infection of a cavity and resulting in an aspergilloma.
Ashley Davidoff MD