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Cutaneous melioidosis
Author(s) -
Teo Lynn,
Tay YongKwang,
Mancer Kent J F
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01785.x
Subject(s) - melioidosis , burkholderia pseudomallei , medicine , burkholderia , southeast asia , disease , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , bacteria , biology , history , ancient history , genetics
Melioidosis is an infection caused by the gram‐negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei . This disease is endemic in Southeast Asia and North Australia with sporadic occurrence in temperate countries, mostly imported from travellers. Any organ can be involved in melioidosis whereby Burkholderia pseudomallei causes an acute inflammatory reaction with rapid development of small abcesses which tend to coalesce to form larger abscesses. Cutaneous manifestations vary greatly. We report a man with systemic melioidosis who presented with cutaneous lesions.