Non-diabetic pulmonary melioidosis: one case report and literature review
10.3969/j.issn.1671-9638.2017.09.015
- VernacularTitle:非糖尿病肺类鼻疽病1例报告并文献复习
- Author:
Chunli GUAN
;
Donghui CHEN
;
Dongsheng HUANG
;
Licheng CHEN
;
Chaowen HE
;
Lianhui SU
;
Keying PENG
;
Fan YANG
- Keywords:
pulmonary;
melioidosis;
Burkholderia pseudomallei;
diabetes mellitus
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2017;16(9):852-854
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Melioidosis is a endemic infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, and is considered one of the major causes of fatal pneumonia and sepsis.This paper reports diagnosis and treatment course of one case pulmonary melioidosis, and reviews the related literatures, so to improve clinical workers'' understanding towards melioidosis, avoid misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis.
