The T2 weighted MRI image of a school going child with parvovirus B-19 infection is described here.Parvovirus B19 infection is associated with a variety of neurologic manifestations of which encephalopathy and/or encephalitis are most commonly reported. However, bilateral basal ganglia lesions due to parvovirus B-19 infection have never been previously reported. We chose to report this image to highlight this uncommon association of human parvovirus B-19 infection in man.

Key words: Basal ganglia; Parvovirus B19; B19; Virchow- Robin spaces; Bilateral basal ganglia lesions.