Multiple hepatic and splenic abscesses due to Burkholderia pseudomallei
| Autor: | Bharat Kumar Nara, Ranganathan N Iyer, Rekha Rao Jangam, Kalyan Assn. Kondeti |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male
0301 basic medicine Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Burkholderia pseudomallei Melioidosis medicine.drug_class Fulminant High index 030106 microbiology Antibiotics Disease Gastroenterology Asymptomatic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Diabetes Mellitus medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Splenic Diseases biology business.industry Septic shock Liver Diseases bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Abscess Anti-Bacterial Agents Alcoholism medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 39:249-251 |
| ISSN: | 0255-0857 |
| Popis: | We report a case of melioidosis in an alcoholic and diabetic male patient presenting with multiple hepatic and splenic abscesses. Melioidosis is caused by an environmental bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. The clinical manifestations vary from asymptomatic infection to fulminant septic shock with abscesses in multiple internal organs. The treatment is prolonged with parenteral antibiotics in intensive phase followed by oral antibiotics in eradication phase till disease resolution. Due to varied clinical presentations, high index of suspicion coupled with adequate laboratory support is essential for rapid diagnosis and prompt initiation of optimal antibiotic therapy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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