Cerebral abscess with ring enhancement

Case contributed by Mohammad Farghali Ali Tosson , 27 Feb 2017
Diagnosis probable
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 16 Jul 2023
Disclosures - updated 14 May 2023: Nothing to disclose

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A Well defined left high parietal thick walled-walled cystic lesion showing the following criteria: central high intensity in T2WI and FLAIR while low signal thin rim abscess capsule; restriction of diffusion of its central content with low ADC value while high signal capsule; peripheral enhancement in post contrast-contrast study; associated with perilesional vasogenic edemaoedema that facilitated in DWI.

Right temproparietaltemporoparietal white matter vasogenic edemaoedema exhibiting hypointense signal in T1Wi and hyperintense signal in T2WI with no definite enhancement and no restriction in DWI suggestive of multiple areas of cerebritis.

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Ring enhancing cerebralCerebral abscess with ring enhancement
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The diffusion has an important role in the diagnosis of cerebral abscess and to differentiate it from the other ring enhancing-enhancing lesions such as metastases and gliomas.

The abscess center showingcentre shows diffusion restriction while its wall is facilitated in DWI.

  • -<p>The diffusion has an important role in the diagnosis of cerebral abscess and to differentiate it from the other ring enhancing lesions as metastases and gliomas.</p><p>The abscess center showing diffusion restriction while its wall is facilitated in DWI.</p><p> </p>
  • +<p>The diffusion has an important role in the diagnosis of cerebral abscess and to differentiate it from other ring-enhancing lesions such as metastases and gliomas.</p><p>The abscess centre shows diffusion restriction while its wall is facilitated in DWI.</p>
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headacheHeadache, drowsnessdrowsiness and fever.

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