Septicemic melioidosis: A forensic autopsy case report
We report a 27-year-old male from Kuwait who died due to melioidosis, and the diagnosis was achieved after the deceased underwent postmortem examination at the Forensic Department, Kuala Lumpur Hospital. While the disease is endemic in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia, human melioidosis infecti...
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| author | Atif Shamsudin Heo Chong Chin Ahmad Hafizam Hasmi Hapizah Mohd Nawawi |
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| description | We report a 27-year-old male from Kuwait who died due to melioidosis, and the diagnosis was achieved after the deceased underwent postmortem examination at the Forensic Department, Kuala Lumpur Hospital. While the disease is endemic in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia, human melioidosis infection has yet been reported in Kuwait. He was initially diagnosed as acute gastroenteritis at a private clinic before being found dead at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. The autopsy revealed positive findings of Burkholderia pseudomallei in the deceased's brain, lung, liver, and spleen as well as in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid culture. The deceased's death highlights the importance of early accurate diagnosis, the common manifestations, and the need of effective antibiotic treatment of septicemic melioidosis in high prevalent areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f9f60eff53b4a08acd720656bf817b52022-12-22T03:22:46ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Forensic Science and Medicine2349-50142018-01-014422923210.4103/jfsm.jfsm_92_17Septicemic melioidosis: A forensic autopsy case reportAtif ShamsudinHeo Chong ChinAhmad Hafizam HasmiHapizah Mohd NawawiWe report a 27-year-old male from Kuwait who died due to melioidosis, and the diagnosis was achieved after the deceased underwent postmortem examination at the Forensic Department, Kuala Lumpur Hospital. While the disease is endemic in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia, human melioidosis infection has yet been reported in Kuwait. He was initially diagnosed as acute gastroenteritis at a private clinic before being found dead at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. The autopsy revealed positive findings of Burkholderia pseudomallei in the deceased's brain, lung, liver, and spleen as well as in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid culture. The deceased's death highlights the importance of early accurate diagnosis, the common manifestations, and the need of effective antibiotic treatment of septicemic melioidosis in high prevalent areas.http://www.jfsmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2349-5014;year=2018;volume=4;issue=4;spage=229;epage=232;aulast=ShamsudinAutopsyBurkholderia pseudomalleimelioidosispostmortemsepticemic |
| spellingShingle | Atif Shamsudin Heo Chong Chin Ahmad Hafizam Hasmi Hapizah Mohd Nawawi Septicemic melioidosis: A forensic autopsy case report Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine Autopsy Burkholderia pseudomallei melioidosis postmortem septicemic |
| title | Septicemic melioidosis: A forensic autopsy case report |
| title_full | Septicemic melioidosis: A forensic autopsy case report |
| title_fullStr | Septicemic melioidosis: A forensic autopsy case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Septicemic melioidosis: A forensic autopsy case report |
| title_short | Septicemic melioidosis: A forensic autopsy case report |
| title_sort | septicemic melioidosis a forensic autopsy case report |
| topic | Autopsy Burkholderia pseudomallei melioidosis postmortem septicemic |
| url | http://www.jfsmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2349-5014;year=2018;volume=4;issue=4;spage=229;epage=232;aulast=Shamsudin |
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