title: Mycotic aneurysm due to Burkholderia pseudomallei infection: case reports and literature review.
abstract: Melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei infection is endemic in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. Cardiovascular complications resulting in mycotic aneurysms are very rare. To our knowledge, there have only been 6 isolated case reports published in the literature to date. We report 6 cases of melioidosis in Singapore that presented as aortic aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. jenny-low@fastmail.fm
authors.forename: Jenny Guek Hong
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: Amy May Lin
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Quek
authors.forename: Yoong Kong
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Sin
authors.forename: Brenda Sze Peng
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Ang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019121:Burkholderia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012846:Singapore
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents