Acute pulmonary melioidosis in a child: A case report and review of literature

Abstract

Melioidosis is a rare potentially fatal infection caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which is endemic in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia and an emerging pathogen in India. It is a largely under-diagnosed disease and an imitator of tuberculosis, both clinically and radiologically.

Keywords

• burkholderia pseudomallei
• ecthyma gangrenosum
• melioidosis
• septicemia