Fatal pneumonia following search and rescue operation
Introduction On 26th June 2010, a young man was suspected to have drowned at Lubuk Yu, a natural recreational forest with river and waterfall in Pahang. A rescue team was formed, comprising of 150 members from police offi cers, army offi cers, divers, fi remen and volunteers from a nearby village...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Asian Pacifi c Society of Respirology
2012
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| Summary: | Introduction On 26th June 2010, a young man was suspected to have
drowned at Lubuk Yu, a natural recreational forest with river and waterfall in
Pahang. A rescue team was formed, comprising of 150 members from police
offi cers, army offi cers, divers, fi remen and volunteers from a nearby village.
His body was recovered fi ve days later. Following this rescue operation, at
least 22 people presented with an acute febrile illness.
Objective To describe ten patients with melioidotic pneumonia.
Results Six were culture-confi rmed for melioidosis only while four were positive
for leptospirosis (based on polymerase chain reaction) and melioidosis.
All except one had diabetes mellitus. Among these 10 patients, all had fever
and cough, 8 had shortness of breath. Surprisingly, symptoms of myalgia,
diarrhoea and vomiting were the presenting complaints in some of these
patients. Chest radiograph showed bilateral consolidation in 6 and 7 patients
died.
Conclusions Melioidotic pneumonia in this series was associated with high
mortality. |
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