PUO with multiple abscesses due to Burkholderia pseudomallei: a case report

Roy, Pritha; Agarwala, Abinash; Sarkar, Samir Kumar; Mandal, Animesh

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20150664

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“…Among extrapulmonary manifestations of melioidosis include internal abscess (lung, liver, spleen, brain, and subcutaneous tissue), soft tissue abscess, cutaneous infections, lymphadenitis, genitourinary infections, encephalitis, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, and chronic granulomatous disease, which can have acute (less than two months) or chronic (more than two months) presentations 7,8 . Diabetes, renal illness, thalassemia, excessive alcohol consumption, chronic lung disease, malignancies, steroid therapy, and tuberculosis are common risk factors 4,5 .…”

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“…Whitmore and Krishnaswami discovered this gramnegative bacterium in Rangoon, Burma, in 1911, which can be transmitted by inoculation, inhalation & ingestion. 2,4 People who work in the paddy field have been reported to have a higher risk of melioidosis. 2 The disease presents as a febrile illness with features ranging from pneumonia, acute septicemia, septic arthritis, and chronic infection leading to abscesses in the deeper organs, such as lung, liver, kidney & spleen.…”

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Melioidosis: A case of multiple subcutaneous abscesses with sepsis

Khan¹,

Rahman

Sami

et al. 2022

Bangla J Med

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Melioidosis has lately expanded its endemic areas to encompass the Indian subcontinent, despite being well-known in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia.Though cases have been reported from Bangladesh, it might be a significantly underdiagnosed cause of infection & death in this agricultural country. We report a case of melioidosis with multiple abscesses & fulminant sepsis in a 55-year-old farmer diagnosed based on pus samples, which revealed gram-negative bacillus Burkholderiapseudomallei. Bangladesh J Medicine 2022; 33: 308-311

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Melioidosis: A case of multiple subcutaneous abscesses with sepsis

Khan¹,

Rahman

Sami

et al. 2022

Bangla J Med

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Heuberger

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“…[ 3 ] It also mimics tuberculosis, and there have been reports of patients initially being treated for tuberculosis until a definitive diagnosis was made. [ 4 ] Musculoskeletal involvement manifests as osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, paraspinal abscess, arthritis of shoulder joints, and multiple joint swellings. [ 5 6 ] A recent report published in 2016 denotes that South Asian countries bear 44% of the overall burden of melioidosis.…”

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Melioidosis: An emerging infection with fatal outcomes

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Ebenezer

Ramakrishnan

et al. 2017

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from being nonendemic for melioidosis, India has now become endemic for the disease since 2012. Until then, melioidosis cases were being reported sporadically from India. There have been isolated case reports from few states across the country for the past few years. Most of the times, Burkholderia pseudomallei may be misreported as Pseudomonas species, especially in resource-poor laboratories. Due to its varied clinical presentation, the specific clinical diagnosis can be difficult, thereby making laboratory diagnosis mandatory. This could make a huge impact on patient care as this organism has a different treatment protocol as well as virulence determinants which influence the course of management. Although known for its endemicity in Australia, Thailand, and other Southeast Asian countries, B. pseudomallei has emerged in new areas such as India, Southern China, Brazil, and Malawi. We present a rare case of melioidosis with rapid disease progression to fatal outcome from Chennai, South India.

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PUO with multiple abscesses due to Burkholderia pseudomallei: a case report

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Melioidosis: A case of multiple subcutaneous abscesses with sepsis

Melioidosis: A case of multiple subcutaneous abscesses with sepsis

Closing the carbon cycle to maximise climate change mitigation: power-to-methanolvs.power-to-direct air capture

Melioidosis: An emerging infection with fatal outcomes

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