De novo subgaleal abscess – a rare presentation of melioidosis: a case report
Abstract Background Melioidosis is an emerging infection in the tropics caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Poorly controlled diabetes is a known risk factor. Melioidosis has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations ranging from a localized abscess to pneumonia to disseminated seps...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1643-x |