Publications by authors named "Madeleine Bain"

Article Synopsis
  • - A 76-year-old woman experienced pelvic pain and urinary issues, leading to the discovery of a rare case of melioidosis affecting a periurethral diverticulum.
  • - CT scans showed a large cystic collection, and urine tests confirmed the presence of melioidosis; cystoscopy indicated a connection between the urethra and diverticulum.
  • - Despite no common risk factors for the infection, the case underscores the need for tailored management of melioidosis due to unique anatomical challenges contributing to recurrent abscess formation.
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Background: Chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI) is an advanced and severe form of lower limb peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and can pose significant challenges in clinical management. Not all patients are able to undergo surgical intervention due to patient-related and disease-related factors.

Objective: This review article aims to provide general practitioners with an overview of conservative management of patients with end-stage CLTI in the community.

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Prostatic abscess is a common manifestation of melioidosis in men, but the characteristics of female genitourinary melioidosis are incompletely defined. There were 453 cases of melioidosis in Far North Queensland, tropical Australia, between January 1998 and April 2023; genitourinary involvement was less common in women than in men (13/140 [9%] versus 76/313 [24%], odds ratio [95% confidence interval]: 0.32 [0.

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