Melioidosis presenting as orbital and parotid abscesses with intracranial extension
We report a fatal case of melioidosis in a diabetic patient presenting with orbital and parotid abscesses associated with intracranial subdural empyema. The likelihood of infections due to Pseudomonas pseudomallei is increased in patients with reduced immune status in endemic regions of the world. T...
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| author | Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi Samad Cheung, Humairah Mohd. Shah, Azarisman Mahmood, Tahir |
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| description | We report a fatal case of melioidosis in a diabetic patient presenting with orbital and parotid abscesses associated with intracranial subdural empyema. The likelihood of infections due to Pseudomonas pseudomallei is increased in patients with reduced immune status in endemic regions of the world. The risk to travellers to South East Asia in this era of global travel is also emphasized.
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| spelling | iium-60362012-01-05T00:44:31Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/6036/ Melioidosis presenting as orbital and parotid abscesses with intracranial extension Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi Samad Cheung, Humairah Mohd. Shah, Azarisman Mahmood, Tahir R Medicine (General) We report a fatal case of melioidosis in a diabetic patient presenting with orbital and parotid abscesses associated with intracranial subdural empyema. The likelihood of infections due to Pseudomonas pseudomallei is increased in patients with reduced immune status in endemic regions of the world. The risk to travellers to South East Asia in this era of global travel is also emphasized. International Islamic University Malaysia 2002 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/6036/1/MELIOIDOSIS_PRESENTING_AS_ORBITAL_AND_PAROTID_ABSCESSES_WITH_INTRACRANIAL_EXTENSION.pdf Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi and Samad Cheung, Humairah and Mohd. Shah, Azarisman and Mahmood, Tahir (2002) Melioidosis presenting as orbital and parotid abscesses with intracranial extension. International Medical Journal , 1 (2). http://www.eimjm.com/ |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine (General) Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi Samad Cheung, Humairah Mohd. Shah, Azarisman Mahmood, Tahir Melioidosis presenting as orbital and parotid abscesses with intracranial extension |
| title | Melioidosis presenting as orbital and parotid abscesses with intracranial extension |
| title_full | Melioidosis presenting as orbital and parotid abscesses with intracranial extension |
| title_fullStr | Melioidosis presenting as orbital and parotid abscesses with intracranial extension |
| title_full_unstemmed | Melioidosis presenting as orbital and parotid abscesses with intracranial extension |
| title_short | Melioidosis presenting as orbital and parotid abscesses with intracranial extension |
| title_sort | melioidosis presenting as orbital and parotid abscesses with intracranial extension |
| topic | R Medicine (General) |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/6036/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/6036/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/6036/1/MELIOIDOSIS_PRESENTING_AS_ORBITAL_AND_PAROTID_ABSCESSES_WITH_INTRACRANIAL_EXTENSION.pdf |