title: Atypical presentations of melioidosis as emerging threat: a case report.
abstract: We report two atypical presentations of melioidosis as mediastinal lymphadenitis and prostatic abscess with Burkholderia pseudomallei, the emerging category 2 organism which led to diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma and thereby, delay in appropriate management. Any similar presentation should always be supported by microbiological opinion without any delay, which can help in instituting proper antibiotics with successful outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal - 576104, Karnataka. chiranjay@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Chiranjoy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: Arindam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: Indira
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bairy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents