Multiple tuberculous brain abscesses are rare. This report presents a female patient with a rapidly deteriorating clinical course. Computed tomographic scanning revealed multiple brain abscesses. Aspiration of one of the lesions yielded pus and positive acid-fast stained bacilli. The pathogenesis of multiple tuberculous brain abscesses is discussed.

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