A 25 year old male presented with a 5-day history of fever and night sided weakness. Examination shows upper motor neuron type weakness on the right side of with no cranial nerve involvement. CT brain done in the emergency department shows multiple mg enhancing lesions. The likely diagnosis is _____?
ایک 25 سالہ مرد کو بخار اور رات کی کمزوری کی 5 دن کی تاریخ پیش کی گئی۔ امتحان میں دائیں جانب اوپری موٹر نیوران قسم کی کمزوری ظاہر ہوتی ہے جس میں کرینیل اعصاب کی شمولیت نہیں ہوتی۔ ایمرجنسی ڈپارٹمنٹ میں کیا گیا CT دماغ متعدد ملی گرام بڑھانے والے گھاووں کو ظاہر کرتا ہے۔ ممکنہ تشخیص _____ ہے؟
Answer: Brain abscess
Explanation
The likely diagnosis is brain abscess.
Multiple ring-enhancing lesions on CT, along with fever and focal neurological deficits, are characteristic of a brain abscess.
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