Melioidosis: Spectrum of Radiological Manifestations

Saudi Journal of Medicine & Medical Sciences
Hind S Alsaif, Sudhakar K Venkatesh

Abstract

Melioidosis, a bacterial infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei is expanding in its endemicity around the world. Melioidosis most commonly infects adults with an underlying predisposing condition, mainly diabetes mellitus. Primary skin and soft tissue involvement is more common in younger patients. Almost every organ can be affected, but the most commonly affected organ is the lung followed by the spleen. Melioidosis has a wide range of radiological manifestations making it a mimicker. Diagnosis requires a high index of clinical suspicion in patients with septicemia or a fever of unknown origin living in or with a travel history to endemic areas. We present a pictorial review of the radiological manifestations of melioidosis, which is a useful knowledge for radiologists to help arrive at an early diagnosis. In this pictorial review, we present the radiological manifestations chosen from 139 patients with culture proven melioidosis. Illustrated examples are chosen from our clinical experience of the past 15 years at the National University Hospital in Singapore.

Citations

Jun 3, 2020·The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·Michaëla A M HusonAndreas Neumayr
May 7, 2020·The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·Daniel Kaminstein
Jul 27, 2018·Journal of Thoracic Imaging·Loren KetaiEdward D Chan
Apr 30, 2021·Journal of Global Infectious Diseases·Vignesh Kumar MohanSubha Sundaramoorthy
May 29, 2021·Radiología·J A Carrillo-BayonaC A Álvarez-Moreno
Aug 31, 2021·Frontiers in Immunology·Vanitha MariappanJamuna Vadivelu
Nov 13, 2021·Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie·Nitin ChaubalChristoph F Dietrich

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