Purulent meningitis with unusual diffusion-weighted MRI findings.
We describe unusual findings obtained by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a patient with acute purulent meningitis caused by penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. Along cerebral convexities and the Sylvian fissure, multiple small intense lesions showed high signal intensity in these sequences. This may be the first report of diffusion-weighted in purulent meningitis.
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*