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Figure 31-1. MRI, FLAIR sequence showing microabscesses of melioidosis in some of the typical locations of the deep cerebellum (left panel) and cerebral white matter (right panel).
Figure 31-2. MRI showing a right frontal brain abscesses associated with bacterial endocarditis (S. aureus) in a 55-year-old man. There is characteristic rim enhancement with gadolinium (left panel) and restricted diffusion within the abscess (right panel).
Figure 31-3. MRI in tuberculous meningitis showing gadolinium enhancement of the basal meninges, reflecting multiple abscesses, accompanied by hydrocephalus and cranial nerve palsies.