Title: Melioidosis – Presenting As Septic Arthritis
Authors: Dr Moorthy S, Dr Nagarajan K, Dr Udhaya Sankar R, Dr Gopal R, Dr Yuvarajan S, Dr Vignesh S, Dr Venkatesh R, Dr Ambroise MJ
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i1.20
Abstract
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from being non-endemic for melioidosis, India has become endemic for the disease since 2012. Till then, melioidosis cases were being sporadically reported from India. We report a case of Melioidosis who is a 30 year old male farmer presented with the chief complaints of fever for 15 days, multiple joint pain associated with joint swelling and dry cough. Burkholderia pseudomallei was isolated from blood culture and synovial fluid culture. Patient was treated with injection Meropenem and tablet doxycycline.
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