ArticleJournal of radiology case reports2018
The Tunnel Sign Revisited: A Novel Observation of Cerebral Melioidosis Mimicking Sparganosis.
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- Rare Listeria monocytogenes brain abscess presenting as a tunnel-like lesion in an immunocompromised patient.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2026Article
- Contiguous spread of melioidosis to the brain: a rare case of subdural empyema following odontogenic infection. Illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2026Article
- Tunnel sign on magnetic resonance imaging in neuromelioidosis: A systematic literature review.New microbes and new infections · 2025Review
- Recent update on cerebral sparganosis: A bibliometric analysis and scientific mapping.Narra J · 2024Article
- Listeria brain abscess: a therapeutically challenging rare presentation of listeriosis.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings in central nervous system listeriosis.Neuroradiology · 2024Article
- Cerebral sparganosis in a child with corpus callosum invasion: a case report.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
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- Conglomerate ring and tract-like enhancement lesions: Neuroimaging inRadiology case reports · 2022Article
- Anaplastic pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma misdiagnosed as cerebral sparganosis-identification of the "mirror image".Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2021Article
- Neuromelioidosis Presenting as a Stroke-like Syndrome.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2021Article
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- Worm-like appearance of Listeria monocytogenes brain abscess: presentation of three cases.Neuroradiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
The tunnel sign has been described as a specific feature of cerebral sparganosis. We present a case of a 55-year-old gentleman found to have cerebral melioidosis and with initial imaging mimicking the appearance of sparganosis. This suggests that the tunnel sign in brain abscesses may be specific for infection by Burkholderia Pseudomallei, Spirometra Mansoni or Listeria Monocytogenes.
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