The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion
Melioidosis is an infection caused by Gram negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei leading to abscesses in lungs, liver, spleen, musculoskeletal system, prostate and sepsis. We present a rare case of purulent pericardial effusion caused by melioidosis with concomitant pneumonia and splenic...
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| author | Kuan, Leong Yew Ng, Teck Han How, Soon Hin Kuan, Yeh Chunn |
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| description | Melioidosis is an infection caused by Gram negative
bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei leading to abscesses in
lungs, liver, spleen, musculoskeletal system, prostate and
sepsis. We present a rare case of purulent pericardial
effusion caused by melioidosis with concomitant pneumonia
and splenic abscesses. The patient underwent
pericardiocentesis and successfully recovered from
cardiogenic and septic shock. |
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| spelling | iium-126862013-06-28T03:22:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/12686/ The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion Kuan, Leong Yew Ng, Teck Han How, Soon Hin Kuan, Yeh Chunn RC Internal medicine Melioidosis is an infection caused by Gram negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei leading to abscesses in lungs, liver, spleen, musculoskeletal system, prostate and sepsis. We present a rare case of purulent pericardial effusion caused by melioidosis with concomitant pneumonia and splenic abscesses. The patient underwent pericardiocentesis and successfully recovered from cardiogenic and septic shock. Malaysian Medical Associations 2011-03-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/12686/1/Pericardial_effusion.pdf Kuan, Leong Yew and Ng, Teck Han and How, Soon Hin and Kuan, Yeh Chunn (2011) The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 66 (1). pp. 71-72. ISSN 0300-5283 |
| spellingShingle | RC Internal medicine Kuan, Leong Yew Ng, Teck Han How, Soon Hin Kuan, Yeh Chunn The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion |
| title | The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion |
| title_full | The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion |
| title_fullStr | The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion |
| title_full_unstemmed | The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion |
| title_short | The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion |
| title_sort | bug and the big heart -- melioidotic pericardial effusion |
| topic | RC Internal medicine |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/12686/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/12686/1/Pericardial_effusion.pdf |