Melioidosis - a case series from south India

Kavitha Saravu; Satya Vishwanath; Raghu Suresh Kumar; Ananthakrishna Shastry Barkur; George K. Varghese; Chiranjay Mukhyopadhyay; Indira Bairy

doi:10.1016/S0035-9203(08)70006-3

Melioidosis - a case series from south India

Kavitha Saravu^*
, Satya Vishwanath
, Raghu Suresh Kumar
, Ananthakrishna Shastry Barkur
, George K. Varghese
, Chiranjay Mukhyopadhyay
, Indira Bairy

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S18-S20
Journal	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	102
Issue number	SUPPL. 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(08)70006-3
Publication status	Published - 01-12-2008

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