A case report of pulmonary melioidosis with the air crescent sign
| Autor: | Chee Yik Chang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Air crescent sign
medicine.medical_specialty Burkholderia pseudomallei Melioidosis medicine.drug_class Antibiotics lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine lcsh:RC109-216 Intensive care medicine Pulmonary melioidosis biology business.industry medicine.disease biology.organism_classification 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Pleural fluid Sputum Diabetic patient medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Radiology of Infectious Diseases, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 31-34 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2352-6211 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jrid.2020.03.005 |
| Popis: | Melioidosis is a potentially life-threatening infection caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Diagnosis of melioidosis is difficult due to its diverse clinical manifestations and ability to mimic many other diseases. We report a case of pulmonary melioidosis in a diabetic patient with the air crescent sign evident on a thoracic computed tomography. B. pseudomallei was cultured from the patient's sputum and pleural fluid samples. The infection fully resolved following antimicrobial treatment for melioidosis. This case report highlights the importance of recognizing the air crescent sign as a radiological manifestation of melioidosis to facilitate the prompt administration of appropriate antibiotic treatment, thus reducing morbidity and mortality. |
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