Melioidosis parotitis in children

Abstract A recent paper published in JVATiTD reporting a child in Hainan with parotitis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei misleadingly described parotitis as a rare manifestation of melioidosis. In fact, it is one of the commonest forms of paediatric melioidosis seen in other parts of Southeast As...

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Main Author: David Dance
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992016000100801&lng=en&tlng=en
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description Abstract A recent paper published in JVATiTD reporting a child in Hainan with parotitis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei misleadingly described parotitis as a rare manifestation of melioidosis. In fact, it is one of the commonest forms of paediatric melioidosis seen in other parts of Southeast Asia, although interestingly not in Australia.
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spelling doaj.art-744c95cf05ae4bf5b700682cee89dfce2022-12-21T22:31:00ZengSciELOJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases1678-91992017-01-0122010.1186/s40409-016-0088-1S1678-91992016000100801Melioidosis parotitis in childrenDavid DanceAbstract A recent paper published in JVATiTD reporting a child in Hainan with parotitis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei misleadingly described parotitis as a rare manifestation of melioidosis. In fact, it is one of the commonest forms of paediatric melioidosis seen in other parts of Southeast Asia, although interestingly not in Australia.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992016000100801&lng=en&tlng=enMelioidosis ParotitisB. pseudomalleiPaediatric Children
spellingShingle David Dance
Melioidosis parotitis in children
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Melioidosis Parotitis
B. pseudomallei
Paediatric Children
title Melioidosis parotitis in children
title_full Melioidosis parotitis in children
title_fullStr Melioidosis parotitis in children
title_full_unstemmed Melioidosis parotitis in children
title_short Melioidosis parotitis in children
title_sort melioidosis parotitis in children
topic Melioidosis Parotitis
B. pseudomallei
Paediatric Children
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992016000100801&lng=en&tlng=en
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