Melioidosis--an unusual cause of septic arthritis.
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.
Thomas
Joe
J
Department of Rheumatology, Nizam's Institute of Medical sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, 500 082 Andhra Pradesh, India.
Jayachandran
Nambiar Veettil
NV
Shenoy Chandrasekhara
Pradeep Kumar
PK
Lakshmi
V
V
Narsimulu
Gumdal
G
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