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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-4 | Issue-06
Systemic Melioidosis – uncommon cause of osteomyelitis in a non-endemic region
Vishnu Senthil, Sandesh Madi, Vivek Pandey, Kiran Acharya
Published: June 30, 2016 | 148 158
DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2016.v04i06.026
Pages: 445-447
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Abstract
Melioidosis being tropical disease caused by soil saprophyte Burkholderia pseudomallei. We report a case in a farmer with cardiomyopathy and diabetes mellitus developed septic arthritis and osteomyelitis. Since south India is a non-endemic region for melioidosis, atypical presentation can lead to diagnostic delay and systemic sepsis. Awareness of melioidosis in recent times as anaetiology of isolated osteomyelitis in an immune-compromised individual.