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Activation of Latent Melioidosis Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report
(2022-09-29)
Melioidosis causes suppurative infection with local abscesses and the reservoirs of the organism;
Burkholderia pseudomallei are soil, fresh water and paddy fields. The diagnosis is made by
isolating the organism through ...
Melioidosis: A Deadly Disease Mimicking Leptospirosis Reported from a Highly Endemic Area of Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)
Melioidosis is endemic in Sri Lanka. We present a case of melioidosis which led to diagnostic
confusion and an unfavourable outcome. A 53-year-old paddy farmer from Kurunegala was
admitted to the University Hospital, KDU ...