Mycotic Aneurysm Due to Burkholderia pseudomallei

Melioidosis is an infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, formerly Pseudomonas pseudomallei, and is endemic in areas within 20 degree latitude north and south of the Equator. Melioidosis is known for its diverse clinical manifestations, including pulmonary infections, septicemia, and localize...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 1998-04, Vol.26 (4), p.1013-1014
Main Authors: Lee, Susan Shin-Jung, Liu, Yung-Ching, Wang, Jao-Hsien, Wann, Shue-Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aneurysm, Infected - drug therapy
Aneurysm, Infected - microbiology
Aneurysm, Infected - physiopathology
Aneurysms
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Blood
Brief Reports
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Fever
Hospital admissions
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Melioidosis
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Sepsis
Tropical bacterial diseases
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Melioidosis is an infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, formerly Pseudomonas pseudomallei, and is endemic in areas within 20 degree latitude north and south of the Equator. Melioidosis is known for its diverse clinical manifestations, including pulmonary infections, septicemia, and localized suppurative infections, which may present acutely or chronically. We present, to our knowledge, the first case report of melioidosis manifesting as mycotic aneurysm.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/517640