TY - JOUR
T1 - Melioidosis - a case series from south India
AU - Saravu, Kavitha
AU - Vishwanath, Satya
AU - Kumar, Raghu Suresh
AU - Barkur, Ananthakrishna Shastry
AU - Varghese, George K.
AU - Mukhyopadhyay, Chiranjay
AU - Bairy, Indira
PY - 2008/12/1
Y1 - 2008/12/1
N2 - Summary: Melioidosis is sporadically reported from various parts of India. We present a case series from south India, highlighting the varied manifestations of the disease. Seven cases of culture-proven melioidosis are presented in whom Burkholderia pseudomallei were isolated from aspirate or blood. Melioidosis had a varied presentation involving multiple abscesses in the soft tissues, liver, spleen, mediastinum and the subdural space. It presented as either acute fulminant sepsis or followed a chronic indolent course, mimicking tuberculosis. Most cases had predisposing risk factors such as diabetes and chronic alcoholism.
AB - Summary: Melioidosis is sporadically reported from various parts of India. We present a case series from south India, highlighting the varied manifestations of the disease. Seven cases of culture-proven melioidosis are presented in whom Burkholderia pseudomallei were isolated from aspirate or blood. Melioidosis had a varied presentation involving multiple abscesses in the soft tissues, liver, spleen, mediastinum and the subdural space. It presented as either acute fulminant sepsis or followed a chronic indolent course, mimicking tuberculosis. Most cases had predisposing risk factors such as diabetes and chronic alcoholism.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0035-9203(08)70006-3
DO - 10.1016/S0035-9203(08)70006-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 19121679
AN - SCOPUS:58049151741
SN - 0035-9203
VL - 102
SP - S18-S20
JO - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - SUPPL. 1
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