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Abscesses due to Melioidosis: A case-based review.
Curr Res Microb Sci
November 2024
Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India.
Melioidosis is caused by percutaneous inoculation or inhalation of , predominantly among individuals with risk factors (diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression, etc.) from endemic areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. While some patients present acutely with sepsis and multi-organ failure, others present with a subacute to chronic course characterised by abscess formation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBurkholderia pseudomallei.
Trends Microbiol
January 2024
University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. Electronic address:
is a Gram negative, facultative intracellular bacterium that resides in the rhizosphere of tropical soils. causes melioidosis, which is transmitted by cutaneous entry, ingestion, or inhalation of contaminated soil or water. Infection with can cause a wide array of clinical symptoms such as pneumonia, bone, joint, skin, genitourinary, and central nervous system infections, as well as parotid abscesses in children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSeptic arthritis of knee due to : a case report.
Trop Doct
July 2020
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India.
is an important cause of sepsis in certain parts of Asia and northern Australia. It usually causes abscess in the lungs, liver, spleen, skeletal muscle and parotids, especially in patients who are immunocompromised. In India, musculoskeletal melioidosis has rarely been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Rare Case of Melioidosis Causing Multifocal Osteomyelitis in an Uncontrolled Diabetic Host.
J Orthop Case Rep
January 2019
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research Centre, Porur, Chennai - 600 116, TamilNadu, India.
Introduction: Melioidosis caused by Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. It usually causes abscesses in lung, liver, spleen, skeletal muscle, and parotids in patient with risk factors such as diabetes mellitus, heavy alcohol use, smoking, chronic lung disease, and corticosteroid use. Musculoskeletal melioidosis is not common in India even though sporadic cases have been reported mostly involving soft tissues.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClinical presentation and treatment of melioidosis in the head and neck region.
J Laryngol Otol
September 2018
Department of Otorhinolaryngology,Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine at Khon Kaen University,Thailand.
Background: Although melioidosis in the head and neck region is uncommon, it is a potentially life-threatening infection. Thus, early diagnosis and proper management are very important.
Objectives: To report the clinical presentation and management of melioidosis in the head and neck.
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