Disseminated melioidosis with multiple cutaneous abscesses: A case report

Rasthawathana Desomchoke; Penvadee Pattanaprichakul

Authors

Rasthawathana Desomchoke DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, SIRIRAJ HOSPITAL. BANGKOK, THAILAND
Penvadee Pattanaprichakul DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, SIRIRAJ HOSPITAL. BANGKOK, THAILAND

Keywords:

Meliodiosis, disseminated, dermal abscess

Abstract

Melioidosis is an endemic infectious disease of tropical zone especially in the South-east Asia. Burkholderia pseudomallei is a pathogenic organism found in water and soil and is transmitted to humans via inhalation or direct inoculation through traumatic skin. Cutaneous melioidosis is usually presented as a primary lesion caused by direct inoculation whereas cutaneous dissemination of melioidosis is infrequent and caused by hematogenous spreading from primary infected organs. We report a case of disseminated melioidosis with multiple cutaneous abscesses from our institute.

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