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Cracked red lips in our patient (with permission).
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On the 3rd day of admission time, his temperature was 39.5  C and we found obvious cracked red lips (figure 1).
T2W MR shows hyperintensities in the left basal ganglia and external capsule (arrow).
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Brain MRI revealed high signal abnormalities in the left basal ganglia and external capsule that was compatible with arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) due to emboli or thrombosis (figure 2).
Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) shows occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery (red arrow) that is compatible with arterial ischemic stroke (AIS).
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In MRA, we found near complete obliteration of the left middle cerebral artery by thrombi/emboli that strongly suggested AIS (figure 3).