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Atoll sign

MedGen UID:
1711199
Concept ID:
C5397975
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Atoll sign, pulmonary; Reverse halo sign; Reversed halo sign
 
HPO: HP:0032983

Definition

CT finding of central ground-glass opacity surrounded by denser consolidation of crescentic shape (forming more than three-fourths of a circle) or complete ring of at least 2 mm in thickness. A rare sign, it was initially reported to be specific for cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, but was subsequently described in patients with paracoccidioidomycosis. [from HPO]

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Cottin V, Cordier JF
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2012 Oct;33(5):462-75. Epub 2012 Sep 21 doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1325157. PMID: 23001801

Clinical prediction guides

Tse JR, Felker ER, Cao JJ, Naini BV, Liang T, Lu DSK, Raman SS
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2023 Apr;220(4):539-550. Epub 2022 Sep 28 doi: 10.2214/AJR.22.28233. PMID: 36169546
Bise S, Frulio N, Hocquelet A, Alberti N, Blanc JF, Laurent C, Laumonier H, Balabaud C, Bioulac-Sage P, Trillaud H
Eur Radiol 2019 May;29(5):2436-2447. Epub 2018 Dec 6 doi: 10.1007/s00330-018-5784-5. PMID: 30523457

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