Pulmonary melioidosis complicating foreign body aspiration in a young adult.

Melioidosis is caused by an environmental Gram-negative bacilli . Diabetes mellitus, occupational exposure to soil and water, pre-existing renal diseases and thalassemia are significant independent risk factors for melioidosis. A 30-year-old male carpenter and smoker had a history of accidental aspiration of foreign body 2 months prior.