NHÂN MỘT TRƯỜNG HỢP MELIOIDOSIS ĐIỀU TRỊ TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐA KHOA AN GIANG

Abstract

Melioidosis (also known as Whitmore's disease) is an infection caused by the gram-negative bacillus - Burkholderia pseudomallei (Pseudomonas pseudomallei). The disease has diverse clinical manifestations and a high mortality rate because it is often diagnosed late with multi-organ damage. Melioidois disease occurs mainly in Southeast Asia, Northern Vietnam, and Australia. In Vietnam, the first case was reported by Pons and Advier in 1925. In recent years, reports have shown a significant increase in the number of infections and have been a notable cause of community-acquired infections in the North Central and Southern provinces, with many deaths. However, we have recorded very few reports from the provinces of the Western and Southern regions, Therefore, we report this clinical case to the attention of colleagues. This is a case of Melioidosis with skin, soft tissue, lung lesions, brain abscess, sepsis and septic shock.