title: Cutaneous melioidosis in a Swedish tourist after the tsunami in 2004.
abstract: A tourist from Sweden developed cutaneous melioidosis after the tsunami in Thailand on 26 December 2004. Melioidosis is a severe, chronic infection which is endemic in Thailand and is caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei. Persons with traumatic injuries inflicted by the tsunami have increased risks of being infected by B. pseudomallei and melioidosis should be suspected if abscesses of the skin or inner organs develop in the months or years after the trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Svensson
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Welinder-Olsson
authors.forename: Bo A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Claesson
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Studahl
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004190:Disasters; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013548:Sweden; D013785:Thailand; D014195:Travel; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014872:Water Movements
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D004318:Doxycycline