Listeria Monocytogenes Brain Abscesses in a Patient with Disseminated Non-Small Cellular Lung Cancer: MRI Findings

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Brain abscesses caused by Listeria monocytogenes (LM) are very rare and carry a high mortality risk. We present a patient with disseminated non-small cellular lung cancer (NSCLC) and multiple unusual LM brain abscesses. These abscesses have multiple elongated peripherally enhancing lesions in a characteristic formation that is “worm or tramtrack-like” following the white matter fiber tracts.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1115
JournalDiagnostics
Volume11
Issue number6
Number of pages5
ISSN2075-4418
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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  • Brain abscess, Listeria monocytogenes, MRI, Neurolisteriosis

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