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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Gastrointestinal Infections
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1811251
Case Report

A Case Report: Liver and Splenic Abscess Caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei

Authors

  • K. T. Sangeetha

    1   Department of Microbiology, Manipal Hospital Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Balaji Laxminarayan Shetty B.

    2   Department of Gastroenterology, Manipal Hospital Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Manogya Gupta

    1   Department of Microbiology, Manipal Hospital Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Funding None.
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Abstract

Melioidosis is an emerging infectious disease in India which presents with febrile illness ranging from septicemia to localized abscess formation. We present a case of a 61-year-old male who presented with fever of almost 2 months' duration, persistent pneumonia, and liver and splenic abscesses. Aspiration of hepatic fluid collection and subsequent culture yielded Gram-negative bacilli, which was identified as Burkholderia pseudomallei. He was treated successfully with surgical drainage of abscess and prolonged course of intravenous and oral antibiotics. So, in cases of pyogenic liver abscess not responding to conventional antibiotics, B. pseudomallei should always be thought as a possible cause, which can be identified by its characteristic appearance on culture and microscopy and accurately identified by automated identification systems.

Keywords

melioidosis - liver and splenic abscess - Burkholderia pseudomallei

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Authors' Contributions

All authors contributed equally to the article.


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Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 27. Februar 2025

Angenommen: 27. Juli 2025

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
06. Oktober 2025

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