The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion

The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion

Melioidosis is an infection caused by Gram negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei leading to abscesses in lungs, liver, spleen, musculoskeletal system, prostate and sepsis. We present a rare case of purulent pericardial effusion caused by melioidosis with concomitant pneumonia and splenic...

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Main Authors: Kuan, Leong Yew, Ng, Teck Han, How, Soon Hin, Kuan, Yeh Chunn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Medical Associations 2011
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RC Internal medicine
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/12686/
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spelling iium-126862013-06-28T03:22:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/12686/ The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion Kuan, Leong Yew Ng, Teck Han How, Soon Hin Kuan, Yeh Chunn RC Internal medicine Melioidosis is an infection caused by Gram negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei leading to abscesses in lungs, liver, spleen, musculoskeletal system, prostate and sepsis. We present a rare case of purulent pericardial effusion caused by melioidosis with concomitant pneumonia and splenic abscesses. The patient underwent pericardiocentesis and successfully recovered from cardiogenic and septic shock. Malaysian Medical Associations 2011-03-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/12686/1/Pericardial_effusion.pdf Kuan, Leong Yew and Ng, Teck Han and How, Soon Hin and Kuan, Yeh Chunn (2011) The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 66 (1). pp. 71-72. ISSN 0300-5283
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Kuan, Leong Yew
Ng, Teck Han
How, Soon Hin
Kuan, Yeh Chunn
The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion
description Melioidosis is an infection caused by Gram negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei leading to abscesses in lungs, liver, spleen, musculoskeletal system, prostate and sepsis. We present a rare case of purulent pericardial effusion caused by melioidosis with concomitant pneumonia and splenic abscesses. The patient underwent pericardiocentesis and successfully recovered from cardiogenic and septic shock.
format Article
author Kuan, Leong Yew
Ng, Teck Han
How, Soon Hin
Kuan, Yeh Chunn
author_facet Kuan, Leong Yew
Ng, Teck Han
How, Soon Hin
Kuan, Yeh Chunn
author_sort Kuan, Leong Yew
title The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion
title_short The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion
title_full The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion
title_fullStr The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion
title_full_unstemmed The bug and the big heart -- Melioidotic pericardial effusion
title_sort bug and the big heart -- melioidotic pericardial effusion
publisher Malaysian Medical Associations
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/12686/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/12686/1/Pericardial_effusion.pdf
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