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Title: | Neurological melioidosis complicated by cerebral venous sinus thrombosis |
Authors: | Abeysundara, P.K. Nishad, A.A.N. Perera, W.N.M. de Silva, H. Piyarathne, R. Rathnayaka, R.M.P.M. Arulmoly, K. Umakanth, M. Premaratna, R. Tilakaratne, Y. |
Keywords: | Neurological melioidosis |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
Publisher: | Ceylon College of Physicians |
Citation: | Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians.2020; 51(2):132–135. |
Abstract: | ABSTRACT: Melioidosis is a systemic disease endemic in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. The spectrum of the disease varies from asymptomatic infection to severe systemic manifestations. Timely diagnosis and treatment of melioidosis is a challenge due to its atypical presentations. We report a case of melioidosis causing cerebral abscesses and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Occurrence of these neurological manifestations in melioidosis is rare and it is a difficult condition to diagnose and treat. Timely diagnosis was a challenge in this patient due to the atypical presentation and the use of empirical antibiotics in the primary care setting. Limited laboratory diagnostic capability also contributed to this delay. KEYWORDS: Melioidosis, Cerebral abscess, Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis |
Description: | Not indexed in MEDLINE |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/22445 |
ISSN: | 2448-9514 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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