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Case of melioidosis misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis
- Source :
- BMJ Case Rep
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Melioidosis is an endemic infection caused byBurkholderia pseudomalleipredominantly reported in the coastal parts of India. A 19-year-old male student with no comorbidities presented with features suggestive of pneumonia. He was initiated on antitubercular treatment empirically elsewhere. However, due to lack of response to therapy diagnosis was revisited. Microbiological investigations were unyielding initially. Despite antitubercular treatment, he presented with complications of pneumonia and was diagnosed to have melioidosis. He was initiated on appropriate antibiotics for the intensive and eradication phase. Obtaining microbiological confirmation is of utmost importance to prevent misdiagnosis and undue morbidity and mortality due to these uncommon infections.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Melioidosis
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Response to therapy
medicine.drug_class
030231 tropical medicine
Antibiotics
India
Case Report
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Pulmonary tuberculosis
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Diagnostic Errors
Intensive care medicine
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
biology
business.industry
General Medicine
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Pneumonia
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1757790X
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMJ case reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....affc59a1063e633b8c098fc73f6659fd