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T1-weighted contrast-enhanced coronal MRI. Hypointense nodular lesion in the right capsulothalamic area, with peripheral annular enhancement. Small cortical-subcortical ipsilateral satellite lesion with annular enhancement and perilesional edema.
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A cerebral MRI was undertaken, finding images suggestive of multifocal abscesses (Figure 1).
Autopsic brain coronal section. Right thalamus and corona radiata abscessed hemorrhagic infarcts.
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The macroscopic examination of the brain revealed an abscessed right frontal callosal mass (Figure 2) and satellite microabscesses separated from this main focal spot, associated with bilateral uncal herniation.
Corresponding histopathological section, stained with hematoxylin and eosin, showing hemorrhagic necrosis rich in altered polynuclear cells.
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During microscopy, we noticed zones of necrosis rich in altered polynuclear cells (Figure 3).