TY - JOUR
T1 - Abscesses due to Melioidosis
T2 - A case-based review
AU - Gupta, Nitin
AU - Malla, Sundeep
AU - Boodman, Carl
AU - Kumar, Tirlangi Praveen
AU - Varma, Muralidhar
AU - Mukhopadhyay, Chiranjay
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s)
PY - 2025/1
Y1 - 2025/1
N2 - Melioidosis is caused by percutaneous inoculation or inhalation of Burkholderia pseudomallei, 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. We present nine representative cases, each with an abscess at a separate site (lung, skin, bone/ joint, prostate, parotid gland, liver, spleen, brain and orbits). Using these cases as examples, we reviewed the literature on abscesses in various organs.
AB - Melioidosis is caused by percutaneous inoculation or inhalation of Burkholderia pseudomallei, 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. We present nine representative cases, each with an abscess at a separate site (lung, skin, bone/ joint, prostate, parotid gland, liver, spleen, brain and orbits). Using these cases as examples, we reviewed the literature on abscesses in various organs.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.crmicr.2024.100321
DO - 10.1016/j.crmicr.2024.100321
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85209946680
SN - 2666-5174
VL - 8
JO - Current Research in Microbial Sciences
JF - Current Research in Microbial Sciences
M1 - 100321
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