TY - JOUR
T1 - Neurological melioidosis presenting as intracranial abscess
AU - Madi, Deepak
AU - Rai, Santosh P.V.
AU - Vidyalakshmi, K.
AU - Chowta, K. Nithyananda
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology | Publishedby Wolters Kluwer - Medknow.
PY - 2016/7/1
Y1 - 2016/7/1
N2 - Melioidosis is an emerging disease in our country caused by the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei. Melioidosis can virtually affect any organ. It has varying clinical presentations ranging from pneumonia to fatal sepsis. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in melioidosis is rare. We present a case of CNS melioidosis from South India. As the incidence of diabetes is increasing in our country varying manifestations of melioidosis will be seen in routine clinical practice. Melioidosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of intracranial abscess and meningoencephalitis, especially in diabetics.
AB - Melioidosis is an emerging disease in our country caused by the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei. Melioidosis can virtually affect any organ. It has varying clinical presentations ranging from pneumonia to fatal sepsis. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in melioidosis is rare. We present a case of CNS melioidosis from South India. As the incidence of diabetes is increasing in our country varying manifestations of melioidosis will be seen in routine clinical practice. Melioidosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of intracranial abscess and meningoencephalitis, especially in diabetics.
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U2 - 10.4103/0377-4929.188118
DO - 10.4103/0377-4929.188118
M3 - Article
C2 - 27510695
AN - SCOPUS:84982111752
SN - 0377-4929
VL - 59
SP - 417
EP - 419
JO - Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
JF - Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
IS - 3
ER -
