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Abstract
Brain abscesses are usually seen post
surgery and trauma. Brain abscesses are
described as a rare complication of bronchieactasis
and are usually solitary.We
present a case of 42 year old male who
had developed bronchiectasis as a sequelae
to pulmonary tuberculosis and
presented to us with a right facio-brachial
monoparesis. Neuro-imaging showed
multiple cerebral abscesses which were
managed both surgically and with antibiotics.
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