Septicemic Melioidosis:A Forensic Autopsy Case Report
作者机构:department of Forensic MedicineNational Institute of Forensic MedicineHospital Kuala LumpurMinistry of Health MalaysiaKuala LumpurMalaysia department of Medical Microbiology and ParasitologyFaculty of MedicineSelangorMalaysia institute of PathologyLaboratory and Forensic Medicine(1-PPerForM)Faculty of MedicineUniversiti Teknologi MARASelangorMalaysia
出 版 物:《Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine》 (法庭科学与法医学杂志(英文))
年 卷 期:2018年第4卷第4期
页 面:229-232页
学科分类:0301[法学-法学] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题:Autopsy Burkholderiapseudomallei melioidosis postmortem septicemic
摘 要:We report a 27-year-old male from Kuwait who died due to melioidosis,and the diagnosis was achieved after the deceased underwent postmortem examination at the Forensic Department,Kuala Lumpur *** the disease is endemic in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia,human melioidosis infection has yet been reported in *** was initially diagnosed as acute gastroenteritis at a private clinic before being found dead at a hotel in Kuala *** autopsy revealed positive findings of Burkholderia pseudomallei in the deceased brain,lung,liver,and spleen as well as in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid *** deceased^death highlights the importance of early accurate diagnosis,the common manifestations,and the need of effective antibiotic treatment of septicemic melioidosis in high prevalent areas.