What is the Monad sign?
Sometimes, the fungus ball almost completely fills the cavity, leaving only a thin crescent of air. This thin crescent of air is known as the “Monad” sign and is different from the “air crescent” sign seen in the setting of angioinvasive aspergillosis.
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