Successful surgical management of a case of pulmonary and pericardial melioidosis.
A 35 year old diabetic presented with features of septicaemia and developed cardiac tamponade. He was found to have pulmonary, acute septicaemic and pericardial melioidosis. Some initial improvement was achieved with medical therapy but only with surgical intervention was a successful outcome achieved.
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Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence