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A rare case of melioidosis presenting as myositis in Sri Lanka
BACKGROUND: Melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei is an emerging infection in Sri Lanka with a high case fatality rate. The disease usually manifests as pneumonia, however multisystem involvement is common. Myositis is an extremely rare occurrence and this is the only documented case where...
Autores principales: | Vithana, Sanura Malinda Pallegoda, Chathuranga, Liyanage Sashika, Jayasinghe, Saman, Udayakumara, Edippuli Arachchige Don |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9202086/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35705895 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07515-y |
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