title: Clinically lesser known entity in India: A Report of two cases of Melioidosis.
abstract: Melioidosis is endemic in the South Asian regions, like Thailand, Singapore Malaysia and Australia. The disease is more pronounced in the southern part of the country. It is caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei which causes systemic involvement, morbidity and mortality associated with the disease is high. Due to highly varied clinical presentation, and low general awareness this infection is largely underdiagnosed and under reported in our country. Most laboratories in the country still rely on conventional culturing methods with their low sensitivity, adding to the under reporting. To enhance physician awareness we describe here two cases who presented to our institute after months of misdiagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Fortis Flt. Rajan Dhall Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Purabi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barman
authors.forename: Ravneet
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Kamlesh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Burkholderia pseudomallei; melioidosis; systemic involvement