An unusual case of primary melioidotic prostatic abscess complicated by perianal abscess

IDCases. 2018 Jan 6:11:51-52. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2018.01.001. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Burkholderia pseudomallei is recognized to cause severe and fatal infections. Most of the infections caused by this facultative intracellular gram-negative bacterium are pneumonia, soft tissue, genito-urinary and central nervous system infection. We report an unusual case of primary prostatic abscess complicated by perianal abscess caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei. Melioidosis related anorectal infections have not been previously reported in the literature.

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