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Preoperative CT scan before 1st surgery
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There was another smaller and similar lesion in the opposite frontal lobe [Figure 1].
Histopathology-Right frontal lesion
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These features are typically suggestive of toxocariasis [Figure 2].
Preoperative CT before 2nd surgery
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The lesion on the opposite side was similar in size compared to the previous scan [Figure 3].
Postoperative MRI T1 Wt after 2nd surgery
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Follow-up MRI revealed that the lesions had not increased further [Figure 4].
Preoperative MRI T2 Wt before 3rd surgery
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MRI of the brain revealed an increase in the size of the left frontal lesion with no evidence of any lesion on the right side [Figure 5].
Preoperative CT scan (after steroid therapy) before 3rd surgery
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A repeat CT scan of the brain done two months later revealed further enlargement of the ring-enhancing lesions in the left frontal parasaggital region [Figure 6].
Histopathology of left frontal lesion
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Special stains for fungi and acid fast bacilli were negative [Figure 7].
Skin Lesions
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About eight years after the first diagnosis, she developed unusual skin lesions over the shin of both the legs [Figure 8].
Follow-up MRI after eight years
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Repeat MRI scans after eight and ten years reveal no recurrence [Figures 9 and 10].
Follow-up MRI after ten years
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Repeat MRI scans after eight and ten years reveal no recurrence [Figures 9 and 10].