Publication: Thoracic Radiologic Manifestations of Melioidosis
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Issued Date
2012
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application/pdf
ISSN
3630188
Other identifier(s)
2-s2.0-84866594534
Rights Holder(s)
Scopus
Bibliographic Citation
Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. Vol 41, No.6 (2012), p.199-209
Suggested Citation
Burivong W., Wu X., Saenkote W., Stern E.J. Thoracic Radiologic Manifestations of Melioidosis. Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. Vol 41, No.6 (2012), p.199-209. doi:10.1067/j.cpradiol.2012.01.001 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/6923
Author(s)
Abstract
Melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei) is a gram-negative bacterial infection that is highly endemic in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Pulmonary disease is the most common form of involvement. The clinical-radiologic thoracic manifestations of melioidosis can be classified as acute, subacute, subclinical, and chronic forms. Radiographic findings include nodular, alveolar, or mixed infiltration/consolidation with or without cavities. Pleural effusion, pneumothorax, and pericardial involvement can be seen. Melioidosis can easily be confused with other infections, especially tuberculosis. Suspicion of this disease in the proper clinical radiologic setting is important for early diagnosis and treatment. In this article, we provide a broad clinical overview of melioidosis, review the radiologic thoracic manifestations of melioidosis with appropriate clinical correlation, as well as compare and contrast the imaging findings of thoracic melioidosis with other similar pulmonary infections. © 2012 Mosby, Inc.
Subject(s)
Acute disease
Bacterium identification
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Chronic disease
Clinical feature
Diagnostic imaging
Differential diagnosis
Disease association
Human
Image analysis
Incidence
Intermethod comparison
Lung tuberculosis
Melioidosis
Nonhuman
Pathophysiology
Review
Staphylococcal pneumonia
Syndrome delineation
Thorax radiography
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Progression
Early Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Male
Melioidosis
Pneumonia, Bacterial
Radiography, Thoracic
Sepsis
Tuberculosis, Pleural
Bacterium identification
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Chronic disease
Clinical feature
Diagnostic imaging
Differential diagnosis
Disease association
Human
Image analysis
Incidence
Intermethod comparison
Lung tuberculosis
Melioidosis
Nonhuman
Pathophysiology
Review
Staphylococcal pneumonia
Syndrome delineation
Thorax radiography
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Progression
Early Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Male
Melioidosis
Pneumonia, Bacterial
Radiography, Thoracic
Sepsis
Tuberculosis, Pleural