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Meliodosis Presenting as Encephalitis
Author(s) -
Singh N.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1976.tb03312.x
Subject(s) - medicine , encephalitis , virology , intensive care medicine , virus
Summary:Meliodosis presenting as encephalitis. N. Singh, Aust. N.Z. J. Med. , 1976. 6 , pp. 156–157. Meliodosis is an infectious disease caused by Pseudomonas pseudomellei, an organism that is common in South‐East Asia, the Caribbean and northern Australia. In the author's case report the disease presented as an encephalitic illness with fever and epileptic fits in a five‐year‐old Chinese boy. The case illustrates one of the many forms of this illness. The patient though very ill, made an excellent recovery. The report discusses the manifestations, diagnosis and management of Meliodosis.