A 37-Year-Old Man With Fever and Neck Swelling.
The article focuses on a case of melioidosis diagnosed in a 37-year-old computer technician from Kerala, India, who presented with fever and right-sided neck swelling. The patient had a history of drinking well water, which may have been contaminated during the monsoon season. Investigations reveale...
| Publicado en: | Clinical Infectious Diseases Vol. 81; no. 3; pp. 645 - 648 |
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| Formato: | case study diagnostic images exam questions pictorial Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
9/15/2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=188517986&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 188517986 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10584838 46X jtl: Clinical Infectious Diseases issn: 10584838 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 9/15/2025 vid: 81 iid: 3 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 188517986 188517986 188517986 10.1093/cid/ciaf201 188517986 ppf: 645 ppct: 3 formats: tig: atl: A 37-Year-Old Man With Fever and Neck Swelling. aug: au: Gupta, Nitin Sebastian, Anjely Tirlangi, Praveen Kumar Varma, Muralidhar Mukhopadhyay, Chiranjay affil: Department of Infectious Diseases, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India sug: subj: Melioidosis Diagnosis Melioidosis Drug Therapy Meropenem Therapeutic Use Male Adult Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography Physical Examination Diagnosis, Differential Staining and Labeling Tonsillitis Lymphadenitis Adult: 19-44 years Male ab: The article focuses on a case of melioidosis diagnosed in a 37-year-old computer technician from Kerala, India, who presented with fever and right-sided neck swelling. The patient had a history of drinking well water, which may have been contaminated during the monsoon season. Investigations revealed the presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, confirmed through culture and molecular methods. The patient was treated with antibiotics and showed complete recovery after three months. The case highlights the risk of melioidosis in diabetic patients from endemic regions, particularly those relying on potentially contaminated water sources. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: case study diagnostic images exam questions pictorial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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