Tropical pneumonia: pulmonary melioidosis

Melioidosis is a disease that is endemic in North Australia and Southeast Asia, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei. This Gram-negative organism can affect all organs, but presents most commonly as severe pneumonia. We report a 58-year-old man who presented with a B. pseudomallei pneumonia on his re...

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Published in:	La revue de medecine interne Vol. 31; no. 7; pp. e4 - e7
Main Authors:	Guilleminault, L, Holstein, A, Azzouz, M, Favelle, O, Lanotte, P, Diot, P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	French
Published:	France 01-07-2010
Subjects:	Humans Lung Abscess - diagnosis Lung Abscess - drug therapy Male Melioidosis - diagnosis Melioidosis - drug therapy Middle Aged Pneumonia, Bacterial - diagnosis Pneumonia, Bacterial - drug therapy Thailand Travel Thailand
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Summary:	Melioidosis is a disease that is endemic in North Australia and Southeast Asia, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei. This Gram-negative organism can affect all organs, but presents most commonly as severe pneumonia. We report a 58-year-old man who presented with a B. pseudomallei pneumonia on his return from Thailand. Radiography revealed a complete disappearance of symptoms after a 3-week therapy with ceftazidime and doxycycline followed by 4 months of combined amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and doxycycline therapy. No relapse had occurred 18 months later.
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ISSN:	1768-3122
DOI:	10.1016/j.revmed.2009.07.019