Septicemic Melioidosis Presenting as Head and Neck Abscesses / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
; : 315-318, 2012.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-166981
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ABSTRACT
Melioidosis is a life-threatening disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei , which is endemic in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. It may manifest as a pulmonary lesion, osteomyelitis, septicemia, or abscesses of soft tissue or various organs. However, soft tissue abscess associated with bacteremia, especially those found in the head and neck, are rarely reported. We report a case of disseminated septicemia due to Burkholderia pseudomallei presenting as head and neck abscesses in a 55-year-old Korean man with a history of working in Malaysia. This is the first report of fatal melioidosis presenting as a complicated skin and soft tissue infection, in Korea.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Osteomyelitis
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Asia, Southeastern
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Australia
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Skin
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Burkholderia pseudomallei
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Bacteremia
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Soft Tissue Infections
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Sepsis
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Abscess
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Head
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
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Oceania
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article