Melioidosis in an urban-dwelling Taiwanese man with splenic abscesses.
We report a case of melioidosis with splenic abscesses caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei in an urban-dwelling, 54-year-old Taiwanese man. The patient presented with prolonged fever and abdominal pain. A splenectomy was performed, followed by successful treatment with ceftazidime and amoxicillin-clavulanate. The patient recovered fully.
Wu
Yu-Chiuan
YC
Department of Biomedical Engineering, I-SHOU University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Hsu
Jin-Wen
JW
Chang
Tsung-Hung
TH
Kung
Wen-Ching
WC
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044466:Asian People; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; D002442:Ceftazidime