Melioidosis – An under-recognized dreaded disease in Southeast Asia

Melioidosis – An under-recognized dreaded disease in Southeast Asia

Melioidosis is a disease endemic to India but often goes unrecognized, leading to considerable illness and death. We present the case of a 31-year-old man who had a fever of unknown origin, abnormal renal and liver function tests, and negative tests for dengue, typhoid, leptospirosis, and scrub typh...

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Main Authors: Anas Mohammed Muthanikkatt, Balamurugan Nathan, Amaravathi Uthayakumar, Anandhi Devendiran, Saravanan Muthu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
acute undifferentiated febrile illness
burkholderia pseudomallei
emergency medicine
melioidosis
multiple abscesses
pneumonia
pyrexia of unknown origin
southeast asia
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/tjem.tjem_62_24

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