Cutaneous melioidosis and necrotizing fasciitis with pulmonary involvement in a chicken seller.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
; 2008 Jul; 39(4): 656-8
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ABSTRACT
Melioidosis is endemic in Malaysia. Cutaneous melioidosis is one manifestation and it may progress to necrotizing fasciitis. The case highlights a 46-year-old male, a chicken-seller who presented with scalp cellulitis which later progressed to necrotizing fasciitis and pneumonia are presented here. It illustrates several key features of the presentation, prompt laboratory diagnosis and early treatment of melioidosis which saved the patient's life.
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Assunto principal:
Doenças das Aves Domésticas
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Celulite (Flegmão)
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Galinhas
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Fatores de Risco
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Pneumonia Bacteriana
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Fasciite Necrosante
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Doenças Endêmicas
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Animais
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article