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Cutaneous Melioidosis

Author(s) -

Basavaprabhu Achappa,

Deepak Madi,

K Vidyalakshmi

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of clinical and diagnostic research

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2249-782X

pISSN - 0973-709X

DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18823.8463

Subject(s) - melioidosis , burkholderia pseudomallei , medicine , pneumonia , ceftazidime , differential diagnosis , lesion , dermatology , diabetes mellitus , surgery , pathology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , genetics , bacteria , biology , endocrinology

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.

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