title: Prostatic melioidosis rarely reported in China: two cases report and literatures review.
abstract: Melioidosis is a fatal, endemic disease caused by Burkholderiapseudomallei which is a gram-negative bacillus. Melioidosis present diversely that ranging from chronic disease to fulminant sepsis, and may affect almost any organ in the body. And in China, melioidosis presenting primarily as prostatic abscesses has rarely been reported. Rapid and accurate diagnostics are needed for melioidosis as the clinical presentation is nonspecific and treatment requires specific antibiotics. Here, we report the clinic features of two cases of prostatic melioidosis that we had cured during 1995 to 2015 and discuss its diagnosis and specific treatment.
authors.affiliation: Urologic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College Zhanjiang, 524001, China.
authors.forename: Guobin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Urologic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College Zhanjiang, 524001, China.
authors.forename: Jianchang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Urologic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College Zhanjiang, 524001, China.
authors.forename: Lieqian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Urologic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College Zhanjiang, 524001, China.
authors.forename: Xiaojun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Urologic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College Zhanjiang, 524001, China.
authors.forename: Sai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Urologic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College Zhanjiang, 524001, China.
authors.forename: Longzhi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ke
authors.affiliation: Urologic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College Zhanjiang, 524001, China.
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: Diagnosis; melioidosis; prostatic abscess; treatment