Melioidosis in childhood.
Two cases of childhood melioidosis in conjunction with five from the literature are presented. Although most reported cases come from Southeast Asia, importation into the United States by travelers and military personnel has occurred. The course of the disease may be acute or chronic; the onset is generally with fever and pneumonia. Melioidosis should be considered in any patient with pneumonia who has returned recently from an endemic area.
D000038:Abscess / Q000473:pathology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D001344:Autopsy; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission; D011859:Radiography; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013785:Thailand; D014481:United States
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents