TY - JOUR
T1 - Melioidosis of salivary glands with coexisting diabetes
T2 - Management of a difficult case
AU - Kamath, M. Panduranga
AU - Bhojwani, Kiran
AU - Chakrapani, Mahabala
AU - Vidyalakshmi, Katara P.
AU - Vishnuprasad, K. P.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by the gram-negative bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei. Melioidosis is endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. An important risk factor for the development of melioidosis is the presence of diabetes mellitus, which may increase the relative risk of infection by as much as 100-fold. We report a rare case of melioidosis of the parotid and submandibular gland with coexisting diabetes. This was successfully managed conservatively with intravenous ceftazidime followed by trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and doxycycline.
AB - Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by the gram-negative bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei. Melioidosis is endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. An important risk factor for the development of melioidosis is the presence of diabetes mellitus, which may increase the relative risk of infection by as much as 100-fold. We report a rare case of melioidosis of the parotid and submandibular gland with coexisting diabetes. This was successfully managed conservatively with intravenous ceftazidime followed by trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and doxycycline.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 24452899
AN - SCOPUS:84896040610
SN - 0145-5613
VL - 93
JO - Eye, ear, nose & throat monthly
JF - Eye, ear, nose & throat monthly
IS - 1
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