A rare case of melioidosis presenting as pericarditis and pneumonia in a patient with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus

Melioidosis is a rare but often fatal tropical infection caused by gram‐negative bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei. It most commonly manifests as pneumonia and rarely presents as pericarditis. Melioidosis can be difficult to diagnose because of its diverse clinical manifestation and close resemblan...

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Autores principales: Leung, Cheuk Cheung Derek, Ngai, Ching Man, Wong, Chun Kit, Chan, Yu Hong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2023
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9995675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36910132
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1119

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9995675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36910132
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1119

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