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Central nervous system melioidosis, the mimic of cerebral tuberculosis

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2017

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1252208

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2-s2.0-85074997336

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มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ

Bibliographic Citation

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 100, No.10 (2017), p.S208-S211

Suggested Citation

Wongwandee M., Kiatsoontorn K., Linasmita P. Central nervous system melioidosis, the mimic of cerebral tuberculosis. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 100, No.10 (2017), p.S208-S211. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/4289

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Central nervous system melioidosis, the mimic of cerebral tuberculosis

Author(s)

Wongwandee M.
 Kiatsoontorn K.
 Linasmita P.

Abstract

The central nervous system (CNS) melioidosis is uncommon. The authors report a case of melioidosis brain abscess who presented with a 5-month history of seizures and right leg weakness. The presentation, neuroimages, and pathology mimicked tuberculous granuloma or abscess. The diagnosis was finally made by the culture of subdural tissue. The authors advise that the CNS melioidosis should be suspected if a patient presenting with CNS granuloma or abscess lives in the endemic area of melioidosis and has any of its risk factors. Prompt diagnosis and treatment remain crucial due to its high mortality rate. © 2017 Medical Association of Thailand. All rights reserved.

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Amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid
 Cefoperazone plus sulbactam
 Ceftazidime
 Ciprofloxacin
 Cotrimoxazole
 Doxycycline
 Gadolinium
 Meropenem
 Phenytoin
 Tetracycline
 Adult
 Antibiotic sensitivity
 Article
 Babinski reflex
 Bacterium culture
 Brain abscess
 Brain biopsy
 Brain damage
 Brain tumor
 Burkholderia pseudomallei
 Case report
 Central nervous system disease
 Central nervous system tuberculosis
 Clinical article
 Craniotomy
 Diffusion weighted imaging
 Drug substitution
 Drug withdrawal
 Dura mater
 Edema
 Focal dural thickening
 Frontoparietal cortex
 Granulomatous inflammation
 Human
 Hyperreflexia
 Hypertransaminasemia
 Leg weakness
 Liver function test
 Male
 Melioidosis
 Middle aged
 Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
 Pinprick test
 Seizure
 Sensorimotor function
 Tonic clonic seizure
 Vasogenic edema
 Weakness

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/4289

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