Neurological melioidosis presenting as intracranial abscess
| Autor: | K Vidyalakshmi, Santosh Rai, K. Nithyananda Chowta, Deepak Madi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Melioidosis Burkholderia pseudomallei lcsh:QR1-502 Disease lcsh:Microbiology Pathology and Forensic Medicine Sepsis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine lcsh:Pathology intracranial abscess 030212 general & internal medicine biology business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Meningoencephalitis General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification central nervous system Pneumonia melioidosis Differential diagnosis business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery lcsh:RB1-214 |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, Vol 59, Iss 3, Pp 417-419 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 0377-4929 |
| Popis: | 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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