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Ring lesions in the brain and a mass in the kidney

Myles J Lewis BM BCh   Yun P Chan MSc MRCP     Roger R Lewis MD FRCP  

Department of Geriatric and General Medicine, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK

View larger version (125K): [in a new window]   Figure 1a. MRI brain scans. gadolinium enhanced T1-weighted coronal brain MRI of the patient on admission. In the left parietal lobe there is an area of low signal with rim enhancement following contrast, consistent with a cerebral abscess. On the right there is basal meningeal enhancement with evidence of a subdural empyema.

 

View larger version (161K): [in a new window]   Figure 1b. MRI brain scans. T2-weighted axial brain MRI (3-week follow-up scan). Three lesions in both hemispheres are demonstrated, two with well demarcated abscess capsules and surrounding areas of high signal corresponding to vasogenic oedema

 

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