Melioidosis in Andaman’s: A report of two cases and a short review
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Medical Microbiology and Tropical Diseases - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei is an emerging infectious disease in the tropical regions of the world The aetiologic agent is an environmental saprophyte and can be transmitted by percutaneous inoculation inhalation and ingestion The risk factors for disease acquisition are type II Diabetes Mellitus DM chronic alcohol use chronic lung or renal disease and immune suppression The diagnosis is an enigma due to varied manifestations lack of clinical suspicion and capabilities for conclusive identification Early diagnosis is crucial for initiating appropriate chemotherapy as Melioidosis respond to only a limited number of antibiotics given over a prolonged period of time and to prevent the worsening of clinical outcome and relapse We report two cases of Melioidosis with lower extremity involvement an entity which was probably undiagnosed for long at Port Blair Andaman and Nicobar IslandsKeywords Burkholderia pseudomallaei Melioidosis Andaman and Nicobar Islands Risk factors Chemotherapy
Authors and Affiliations
K Snehaa, Abhay Kumar, Amit Banik, Sanjeev H, Manoj Joshi
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