Pulmonary aspergilloma with ring enhancement on chest CT scans
Muro, K.; Kurata, M.; Abe, R.
Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi 35(2): 227-230
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-1542 PMID: 9103864 Document Number: 474138
A 77-year-old man with hemoptysis was admitted to our hospital. A coin lesion in the right middle lung field was observed on a chest X-ray film. Enhanced CT scans of the chest showed the coin lesion with clear ring enhancement. Ring-enhanced mass shadow in cases of pulmonary diseases are very rare. The level of anti-aspergillus antibody in serum was high and the patient was given the diagnosis of aspergillosis. An upper lobectomy was done and aspergillus organisms were found.