Open AccessProlonged intermittent fever and massive splenomegaly in a miner working in the tropical jungle, China
Author(s) -
Yanbin Liu,
Zhiyong Zong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
plos neglected tropical diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.99
H-Index - 135
eISSN - 1935-2735
pISSN - 1935-2727
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008278
Subject(s) - melioidosis , burkholderia pseudomallei , medicine , differential diagnosis , intensive care medicine , immunology , pathology , biology , genetics , bacteria
Prolonged fever is a particular challenge. A 47-year-old man with 5-year intermittent fever and remarkable splenomegaly was diagnosed as chronic melioidosis after splenectomy. The case would help clinicians to raise awareness and include chronic melioidosis in the differential diagnosis for patients with the travel history in melioidosis endemic regions.