Brain abscess as the presenting feature of melioidosis.
Central nervous system involvement in melioidosis is rare and there are only a few reports of the causative organism, Burkholderia pseudomallei, causing a brain abscess. We report a patient who presented to us with a brain abscess due to this organism and emphasize the need for a high degree of suspicion for this disease in tropical countries and treatment with the appropriate antibiotics, as the mortality associated with this disease is very high.
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Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
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George
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D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed