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From: Multi-systemic melioidosis: a clinical, neurological, and radiological case study from Hainan Province, China

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Imaging features of the case: Unenhanced CT ( a ) showed a low-density lesion on the left frontal lobe. Unenhanced MRI of the lesion showed hypointensity on T1 weighted-images ( b ) and hyperintensity on T2 weighted-images and FLAIR ( c and d ). DWI ( e ) showed multiple spot diffusion restriction areas in the lesion, prominently located in the centre of the lesion. Enhanced MRI of the brain ( f and g ) revealed a lobulated ring-enhancing lesion with prominent oedema and midline shift in the right frontal lobe. An intraventricular drain was placed for drainage. Histopathology ( h ) showed a brain abscess on the left lobe, but no evidence of malignancy. Culture of the operative specimens was positive for Burkholderia pseudomallei , leading to the diagnosis of melioidosis

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