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Publication Name World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID 9549
Country India
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Category Infectious Diseases
Manuscript Type Case Report
Article Title Liver abscess caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei in a young man: A case report and review of literature
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Partha Pal, Sayantan Ray, Avijit Moulick, Subhasis Dey, Anirban Jana and Kokila Banerjee
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Corresponding Author Dr. Sayantan Ray, Department of Endocrinology, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, 244, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata 700020, West Bengal, India. sayantan.ray30@gmail.com
Key Words Liver abscess; Diabetes; Burkholderia pseudomallei; Emerging infection; India
Core Tip Liver abscess due to Burkholderia pseudomallei (B. pseudomallei) is extremely rare and is mostly reported from Taiwan. In India, most of the reports of are from southern coastal India and this entity is exceedingly rare in eastern India. The actual magnitude of this emerging infection may be under reported due to non-availability of confirmatory tests. Accurate diagnosis is necessary as outcome is fatal with ineffective treatment. We report a case of multiple liver abscesses caused by B. pseudomallei in a 29-year-old diabetic male, who was referred as a case of recurrence of pyogenic liver abscess which was previously caused by pseudomonas not responding to antibiotic therapy and aspiration. Diagnosis was made by imaging and culture of aspirated pus revealed B. pseudomallei and he was treated successfully with surgical drainage and prolonged course of intravenous and oral antibiotics. So, in a case of pyogenic liver abscess not responding to conventional antibiotics, B. pseudomallei should always be thought as a possibility which can be identified by its characteristic appearance on culture and microscopy or direct immunofluorescence testing as well as unique imaging features.
Publish Date 2014-10-15 19:29
Citation Pal P, Ray S, Moulick A, Dey S, Jana A, Banerjee K. Liver abscess caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei in a young man: A case report and review of literature. World J Clin Cases 2014; 2(10): 604-607
URL http://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v2/i10/604.htm
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v2.i10.604
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