Computed tomography characteristics of Burkholderia pseudomallei liver abscess.
We report 3 cases of Burkholderia pseudomallei liver abscesses that have a characteristic "honeycomb" appearance on computed tomography scans. Such a finding should prompt physicians to include B. pseudomallei infection in the differential diagnoses of liver abscesses and consider initiation of empirical therapy for melioidosis in high-risk patients from areas of endemicity.
Apisarnthanarak
Anucha
A
Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasart University Hospital, Pathumthani, Thailand. anapisarn@yahoo.com
Apisarnthanarak
Piyaporn
P
Mundy
Linda M
LM
D000328:Adult; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed