Pulmonary melioidosis presenting with pleural effusion: A case report and review of literature

Melioidosis is a serious infection, which can involve multiple systems. We report a case of pulmonary melioidosis with the initial presentation mimicking a partially treated pneumonia complicated by right-sided pleural effusion. The patient is a 49-year old man who did not respond to parenteral ceft...

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Main Authors: Chun Ian Soo, Sopian Abdul Wahab, Faisal Abdul Hamid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007115300174