Septicaemic Melioidosis Complicated by Septic Arthritis in A Bangladeshi male: A Case Report

Authors

  • Hasna Fahmima Haque Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka
  • Suchismita Debnath RMO, Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka
  • Samira Rahat Afroze Registrar, Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka
  • Farhana Afroz Registrar, Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka
  • Muhammad Abdur Rahim Assistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka
  • AKM Musa Professor and Head, Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjmed.v29i2.37946

Keywords:

Bangladesh, Burkholderia pseudomallei, fever, melioidosis, septic arthritis

Abstract

Melioidosis is an uncommon disease in Bangladesh but in recent years increasing numbers of cases are being diagnosed. A case of septicaemic melioidosis occurring in a young Bangladeshi returning worker is reported here. The patient presented with fever and features of septic arthritis. Diagnostic work-up revealed the growth of Burkholderia pseudomallei from blood and synovial fluid cultures. This case highlights the importance of high index of clinical suspicion for melioidosis in appropriate clinical scenario.

Bangladesh J Medicine Jul 2018; 29(2) : 94-96

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Published

2018-08-18

How to Cite

Haque, H. F., Debnath, S., Afroze, S. R., Afroz, F., Rahim, M. A., & Musa, A. (2018). Septicaemic Melioidosis Complicated by Septic Arthritis in A Bangladeshi male: A Case Report. Bangladesh Journal of Medicine, 29(2), 94–96. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjmed.v29i2.37946

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Case Reports