Cutaneous Melioidosis

Cutaneous Melioidosis

Melioidosis is an emerging infection in India. It usually presents as pneumonia. Melioidosis presenting as cutaneous lesions is uncommon. We present a case of cutaneous melioidosis from Southern India. Cutaneous melioidosis can present as an ulcer, pustule or as crusted erythematous lesions. A 22-...

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Main Authors: Basavaprabhu Achappa, Deepak Madi, K. Vidyalakshmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
b. pseudomallei
diabetes mellitus
skin ulcer
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8463/18823_CE[Ra]_F(P)_PF1(ASAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PEK).pdf
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spelling doaj-d75898e94f314fc8a8367b28d3c5cd9b2020-11-25T03:47:06ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2016-09-01109WD01WD0210.7860/JCDR/2016/18823.8463Cutaneous MelioidosisBasavaprabhu Achappa0Deepak Madi1K. Vidyalakshmi2Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.Professor, Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.Melioidosis is an emerging infection in India. It usually presents as pneumonia. Melioidosis presenting as cutaneous lesions is uncommon. We present a case of cutaneous melioidosis from Southern India. Cutaneous melioidosis can present as an ulcer, pustule or as crusted erythematous lesions. A 22-year-old gentleman known case of diabetes mellitus was admitted in our hospital with an ulcer over the left thigh. Discharge from the ulcer grew Burkholderia pseudomallei. He was successfully treated with ceftazidime. Melioidosis must be considered in the differential diagnosis of nodular or ulcerative cutaneous lesion in a diabetic patient. https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8463/18823_CE[Ra]_F(P)_PF1(ASAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PEK).pdfb. pseudomalleidiabetes mellitusskin ulcer
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author Basavaprabhu Achappa
Deepak Madi
K. Vidyalakshmi
spellingShingle Basavaprabhu Achappa
Deepak Madi
K. Vidyalakshmi
Cutaneous Melioidosis
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
b. pseudomallei
diabetes mellitus
skin ulcer
author_facet Basavaprabhu Achappa
Deepak Madi
K. Vidyalakshmi
author_sort Basavaprabhu Achappa
title Cutaneous Melioidosis
title_short Cutaneous Melioidosis
title_full Cutaneous Melioidosis
title_fullStr Cutaneous Melioidosis
title_full_unstemmed Cutaneous Melioidosis
title_sort cutaneous melioidosis
publisher JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
series Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
issn 2249-782X
0973-709X
publishDate 2016-09-01
description Melioidosis is an emerging infection in India. It usually presents as pneumonia. Melioidosis presenting as cutaneous lesions is uncommon. We present a case of cutaneous melioidosis from Southern India. Cutaneous melioidosis can present as an ulcer, pustule or as crusted erythematous lesions. A 22-year-old gentleman known case of diabetes mellitus was admitted in our hospital with an ulcer over the left thigh. Discharge from the ulcer grew Burkholderia pseudomallei. He was successfully treated with ceftazidime. Melioidosis must be considered in the differential diagnosis of nodular or ulcerative cutaneous lesion in a diabetic patient.
topic b. pseudomallei
diabetes mellitus
skin ulcer
url https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8463/18823_CE[Ra]_F(P)_PF1(ASAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PEK).pdf
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