Fatal septicemic melioidosis in young adult

ABSTRACT

Melioidosis caused by B. pseudomallei remains dormant for months, years and even decades but becomes active when host is immunocompromised by drugs or disease including diabetes mellitus. Patients with diabetes mellitus shows a severe serious presentation of melioidosis. This is a case report of a 26 year old man with diabetes mellitus presented with fever, shortness of breath, left loin pain, dysuria and haematuria. The outcome of this melioidosis case and differential diagnosis are discussed