Disseminated melioidosis involving skin and joint: a case report

Samira Rahat Afroze; Muhammad Abdur Rahim; Lovely Barai; Khwaja Nazim Uddin

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Issue: Vol.9 No.2 - July 2015

Authors: Samira Rahat Afroze, Muhammad Abdur Rahim, Lovely Barai, Khwaja Nazim Uddin

Melioidosis is an infectious disease that can cause serious morbidity and may result in death if not treated early. Its causative organism, Burkholderia pseudomallei is present in soil and water. Here, we report a case of disseminated melioidosis involving skin and joint in a farmer residing in an area where the organism has been found in the soil.

Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2015; 9(2): 55-57

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Samira Rahat Afroze, Registrar, Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM & Ibrahim Medical College, 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Email: srafroze6@gmail.com