Title: Pyogenic Sacroilitis Due to Burkholderia Pseudomallei Resulting in Septic Shock: A Case Report
Authors: Dr Bharranitharan, Dr Sarah Subashini, Prof Dr Rajasekaran Durai
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i2.126
Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative organism for meliodosis. It is a disease of humans and animals restricted to southeast Asia and north Australia with some reports of occurrence in India (1). The organism is mainly found in soil and water and they mainly infect through inoculation, inhalation or ingestion. Incubation period ranges from 1-3 weeks. It is more common in patients with diabetes mellitus(2). Burkholderia pseudoallei causes various diseases such as asymptomatic infection to abscess, pneumonia, septicemia and disseminated infections
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