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The down side of these imaging facilities, however, is that less and less importance is accorded to proper and detailed history taking. Such a care-free attitude to history taking can be costly, especially in resource strained environments.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nCase Description<\/jats:title>\nWe report the case of a 06-year-old child who presented with seizures associated with headaches and vomiting. In this case, proper history taking following the surgical intervention revealed a history of head trauma after a fall with a scalp wound, which was suppurated but later progressed well. The CT scan showed a solid cystic lesion. The first component is a ring enhanced portion (hyperdense ring with the hypodense center, surrounded by edema) with central calcification located in the frontal region, and the second component is a cystic portion located in the temporal region. This lesion with dual component was more suggestive of a tumoral lesion on imaging than an abscess. The child did not benefit from further imaging due to unavailability in the region as well as the socioeconomic status of the family making them incapable of going elsewhere to do it. A decision to surgically excise the lesion was made, and during surgery, we found a well-circumscribed yellowish lesion associated with an arachnoid cyst. The capsule of the lesion was very thick, and after opening it, the content was pus combined with debris. The child did well on antibiotic therapy post-surgery. The follow-up was unremarkable.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nConclusion<\/jats:title>\nBrain MRI is essential to differentiate some pyogenic brain abscesses from tumors. 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