Melioidosis Presenting with Orbital cellulitis in Nakhon Phanom Province: Thailand: A case report
Keywords:
Orbital cellulitis, Melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomalleiAbstract
A 54-year-old Thai male underlying disease diabetes mellitus, presented with fever and periorbital swelling on his left eye 2 days prior to visiting the hospital. He was diagnosed of having orbital cellulitis on left eye. The blood culture grew Burkholderia pseudomallei, causing melioidosis. The patient was treated with intravenous Ceftazidime for 14 days with good response and then continued with Trimethoprim/Salfamethoxazole for 20 weeks. His left eye recovered after a months of treatment without recurrence or complication of disease.
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