A rare and fatal case of tubo-ovarian abscess due to presenting as puerperal sepsis.

Introduction: Melioidosis is an emerging life-threatening infectious disease caused by the Gram-negative found in contaminated soil and surface ground water. It often presents with varied clinical manifestations and has a high mortality if left untreated due to lack of clinical suspicion. Here we report a rare and fatal case of tubo-ovarian abscess presenting as puerperal sepsis due to in a young woman.