Acute pulmonary melioidosis in a child: A case report and review of literature

Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2013 Oct;23(4):310-2. doi: 10.4103/0971-3026.125576.

Abstract

Melioidosis is a rare potentially fatal infection caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which is endemic in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia and an emerging pathogen in India. It is a largely under-diagnosed disease and an imitator of tuberculosis, both clinically and radiologically.

Keywords: Burkholderia pseudomallei; ecthyma gangrenosum; melioidosis; septicemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports