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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Main Authors:	Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi, Samad Cheung, Humairah, Mohd. Shah, Azarisman, Mahmood, Tahir
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Language:	English
Published:	International Islamic University Malaysia 2002
Subjects:	R Medicine (General)
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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/
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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
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.
format	Article
author	Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi Samad Cheung, Humairah Mohd. Shah, Azarisman Mahmood, Tahir
author_facet	Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi Samad Cheung, Humairah Mohd. Shah, Azarisman Mahmood, Tahir
author_sort	Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
title	Melioidosis presenting as orbital and parotid abscesses with intracranial extension
title_short	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_sort	melioidosis presenting as orbital and parotid abscesses with intracranial extension
publisher	International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2002
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
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Melioidosis presenting as orbital and parotid abscesses with intracranial extension

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