Cargando…

Acute pulmonary melioidosis presenting with multiple bilateral cavitary lesions in a healthy young adult: an authentic case report from Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND: Melioidosis is an emerging infectious disease in Sri Lanka. This disease usually develops in a host with an immunocompromised state. Acute pulmonary melioidosis commonly presents as a lobar consolidation with or without pulmonary nodules or abscesses involving the upper lobes of the lung...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Fonseka, Chathuranga Lakmal, Galappaththi, Sampath Rukshani, Illagatilaka, Anuradha, Dasanayake, Dulani, Tissera, Nirmali
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2016
Materias:	Case Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4957863/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27448660 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-2168-2

Ejemplares similares

A case of multiple myeloma presenting as a distal renal tubular acidosis with extensive bilateral nephrolithiasis
por: Fonseka, Chathuranga Lakmal, et al.
Publicado: (2016)

A Case of Polyarteritis Nodosa Presenting as Rapidly Progressing Intermittent Claudication of Right Leg
por: Fonseka, Chathuranga Lakmal, et al.
Publicado: (2017)

Blindness in a Sri Lankan woman with bilateral breast lumps: a case report
por: Bataduwaarachchi, Vipula R., et al.
Publicado: (2015)

Life threatening intracerebral haemorrhage following saw- scaled viper (Echis carinatus) envenoming-authenticated case report from Sri Lanka
por: Fonseka, Chathuranga Lakmal, et al.
Publicado: (2013)

Melioidosis in Sri Lanka
por: Corea, Enoka M., et al.
Publicado: (2018)

A rare case of melioidosis presenting as myositis in Sri Lanka
por: Vithana, Sanura Malinda Pallegoda, et al.
Publicado: (2022)

How does the quality of life and the underlying biochemical indicators correlate with the performance in academic examinations in a group of medical students of Sri Lanka?
por: Hettiarachchi, Manjula, et al.
Publicado: (2014)

Pulmonary haemorrhage as a frequent cause of death among patients with severe complicated Leptospirosis in Southern Sri Lanka
por: Fonseka, Chathuranga Lakmal, et al.
Publicado: (2023)

A case report of melioidosis complicated by infective sacroiliitis in Sri Lanka
por: Karunarathna, A. K. T. M., et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Nonclonal Burkholderia pseudomallei Population in Melioidosis Case Cluster, Sri Lanka
por: Jayasinghearachchi, Himali S., et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Food allergy in Sri Lanka – A comparative study
por: de Silva, Rajiva, et al.
Publicado: (2022)

A study on canine dirofilariasis in selected areas of Sri Lanka
por: Dasanayake, Randima, et al.
Publicado: (2022)

Anaemia among Female Undergraduates Residing in the Hostels of University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
por: Chathuranga, Gayashan, et al.
Publicado: (2014)

Cavitary lung lesions: Melioidosis and pulmonary embolism causing necrotizing pneumonia
por: Mohammad, N., et al.
Publicado: (2017)

Lung Cancer Survival in Sri Lanka
por: Alagiyawanna, Lanka, et al.
Publicado: (2023)

Changing epidemiology of dengue in Sri Lanka—Challenges for the future
por: Malavige, Gathsaurie Neelika, et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Gender-based violence: Experiences from two tertiary care settings in Sri Lanka
por: Pathiraja, Dasuni Yahanika, et al.
Publicado: (2020)

Nutritional intake of sport undergraduates in Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
por: Rupasinghe, W. A. W. S., et al.
Publicado: (2023)

Reproductive Tract Infections (RTI) among married women in Sri Lanka
por: Herath, Sathyadevi, et al.
Publicado: (2012)

Hospital presentations for self-poisoning during COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: an interrupted time-series analysis
por: Knipe, Duleeka, et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Epidemiology and disease characteristics of symptomatic choledocholithiasis in Sri Lanka
por: De Silva, Waduthanthri Supun Lakmal, et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Severe Dengue Epidemic, Sri Lanka, 2017
por: Tissera, Hasitha A., et al.
Publicado: (2020)

Estimates of Dengue Force of Infection in Children in Colombo, Sri Lanka
por: Tam, Clarence C., et al.
Publicado: (2013)

Severe Dengue Epidemics in Sri Lanka, 2003–2006
por: Kanakaratne, Nalaka, et al.
Publicado: (2009)

Preliminary study on chronic granulomatous disease in Sri Lanka
por: Fernando, Shalinda Jude Arjuna, et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Single center experience on implementation of the postpartum intrauterine device (PPIUD) in Sri Lanka: a retrospective study
por: Dasanayake, D. L. W., et al.
Publicado: (2020)

Costs of Dengue Control Activities and Hospitalizations in the Public Health Sector during an Epidemic Year in Urban Sri Lanka
por: Thalagala, Neil, et al.
Publicado: (2016)

Aetiology of anaphylaxis in patients referred to an immunology clinic in Colombo, Sri Lanka
por: de Silva, Nilhan Rajiva, et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Whole-Genome Sequences of Eight Clinical Isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei from Melioidosis Patients in Eastern Sri Lanka
por: Jayasinghearachchi, Himali S., et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Insecticide susceptibility of the sand fly leishmaniasis vector Phlebotomus argentipes in Sri Lanka
por: Pathirage, Dulani R. K., et al.
Publicado: (2020)

Evaluation of physical activity among adults with diabetes mellitus from Sri Lanka
por: Ranasinghe, D Chathuranga, et al.
Publicado: (2014)

Identification of allergens in coconut milk and oil with patients sensitized to coconut milk in Sri Lanka
por: Iddagoda, Janitha, et al.
Publicado: (2022)

An elderly man with bilateral cavitary lesions in the globus pallidus
por: Halvorson, Tracy S., et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Traditional Uses of Medicinal Plants in Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province of Sri Lanka
por: Napagoda, Mayuri Tharanga, et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Genetic diversity and population structure of Phlebotomus argentipes: Vector of Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka
por: Pathirage, Dulani Ruwanika K., et al.
Publicado: (2021)

An increase in p62/NBR1 levels in melioidosis patients of Sri Lanka exhibit a characteristic of potential host biomarker
por: Saikh, Kamal U., et al.
Publicado: (2020)

Biogeography and genetic diversity of clinical isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Sri Lanka
por: Jayasinghearachchi, Himali S., et al.
Publicado: (2021)

The impact of COVID–19 lockdown on dengue transmission in Sri Lanka; A natural experiment for understanding the influence of human mobility
por: Liyanage, Prasad, et al.
Publicado: (2021)

Project orange elephant is a conflict specific holistic approach to mitigating human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka
por: Dharmarathne, Chathuranga, et al.
Publicado: (2020)

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Identifying the Disease Burden in Sri Lanka
por: Dassanayake, Anuradha S
Publicado: (2018)

Cannot write session to /tmp/vufind_sessions/sess_p0552nbfj1dligdbljihgsskpg