title: [First description of an autopsied case of melioidosis in Ceará State].
abstract: An autopsied case is reported concerning fulminant sepsis with predominantly pulmonary lesions, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, etiologic agent of melioidosis, originating from interior of Ceará State, Northeastern Brazil where there had been no previous cases reported. Autopsy findings and differential diagnosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patologia e Medicina Legal, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE. bragamarcus@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Marcus Davis Machado
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.forename: Paulo Roberto Carvalho de
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Almeida
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001344:Autopsy; D001938:Brazil; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000473:pathology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology