Acute pulmonary melioidosis in a child: A case report and review of literature

Abstract

Melioidosis is a rare potentially fatal infection caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which is endemic in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia and an emerging pathogen in India. It is a largely under-diagnosed disease and an imitator of tuberculosis, both clinically and radiologically.

Keywords

Burkholderia pseudomallei - ecthyma gangrenosum - melioidosis - septicemia

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