Imaging spectrum of thoracic melioidosis.
Melioidosis is predominantly a tropical disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, a soil-dwelling gram-negative, aerobic bacillus that is distributed primarily in southeast Asia and northern Australia. In this pictorial essay, we provide an illustrated review and conceptual framework of the protean imaging features of this infection, along with a brief description of its clinical manifestations and demographic features.
Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. sfatko@adm.cgmh.org.tw
Sheung-Fat
SF
Ko
Chia-Te
CT
Kung
Yi-Wei
YW
Lee
Shu-Hang
SH
Ng
Chung Cheng
CC
Huang
Chen-Hsiang
CH
Lee
D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed