title: Melioidosis--an unusual cause of septic arthritis.
abstract: Melioidosis is an infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei. It is an important human pathogen in the tropical area. The clinical manifestations are protean with multisystem involvement. Septic arthritis and prostatic abscess are rare but well-recognized forms of the disease. Herein we report a case of melioidosis presenting with a rare combination of septic arthritis, prostatic abscess, and septicemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Nizam's Institute of Medical sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, 500 082 Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Nambiar Veettil
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Jayachandran
authors.forename: Pradeep Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Shenoy Chandrasekhara
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lakshmi
authors.forename: Gumdal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Narsimulu
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome