Neck Mass in a Returning Traveler

Christini, Amanda; King, E W

doi:10.1001/jama.2012.33634

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“…Suppurative infections due to melioidosis presenting as neck mass or abscesses of the head and neck region have been described from various endemic regions of the world, like Malaysia [5][6][7], Indonesia [8], Taiwan [9] and India [10][11][12]. In non-endemic regions like the USA or UK, melioidotic neck masses have usually been described either in returning travelers [15] or in non-indigenous immigrant populations [14]. Diagnostic confusion with tuberculosis can occur, especially as the ethnic groups with a high incidence of both diseases are similar [16].…”

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Melioidosis of the Head and Neck: A Case Series from Eastern India

Mohanty

Sarkar

Mishra

2020

Infectious Disease Reports

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Melioidosis is an emerging entity in India. Though it is a potentially fatal disease, prognosis is excellent with early detection and appropriate management, especially of localized infections like abscesses of the head and neck area. We report nine cases of focal abscesses in the head and neck region due to Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, presenting to our hospital within a span of two-and-half years. Since melioidotic abscesses in the cervicofacial and head and neck region are likely to be confused with cold abscesses caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a tuberculosis-endemic country like India, increased vigilance is necessary because of the widely divergent treatment modalities of the two disease entities.

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Melioidosis of the Head and Neck: A Case Series from Eastern India

Mohanty

Sarkar

Mishra

2020

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“…13 Since the description of an 8-month old girl, who had pneumonia and septic shock due to melioidosis in 1988, 14 a few cases of melioidosis have been reported in Bangladeshi population, or among travellers through Bangladesh in some international as well as few local journals. [7][8][9][15][16][17][18][19][20] Most of them were diabetic. Their presentations included fever, arthritis, cough, cavitating lung lesion, abscesses in liver, spleen and prostate etc.…”

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Melioidosis: Truly Uncommon or Uncommonly Diagnosed in Bangladesh? A CaseReport

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Melioidosis is a rarely reported infectious disease in Bangladesh. Patients may present with fever, soft tissue infection, deep seated abscess, arthritis and septicaemia, specially if immunocompromised. It often mimics tuberculosis. Here we describe a case of melioidosis in a middle aged Bangladeshi diabetic farmer who presented with fever, soft tissue infection and septic arthritis involving right hip joint. Culture of pus from soft tissue infection and synovial fluid revealed growth of Burkholderia pseudomallei. He was treated with prolonged courses of antibiotics including ceftazidime in initial phase followed by co-trimoxazole and was cured completely.

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“…Several individual case reports/series of melioidosis have been published from Bangladesh since that time. Cases have also been reported among Bangladeshi immigrants presenting in other countries [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ].…”

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“…The cases were reported between 1964 and 2017. Of the 24 case reports, twelve described Bangladeshi immigrants diagnosed overseas (UK, Belgium, USA, Cuba, and Kuwait), all of whom had a history of travelling to Bangladesh before their illness [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ], whereas the rest were diagnosed and reported within Bangladesh [ 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 ].…”

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Melioidosis in Bangladesh: A Clinical and Epidemiological Analysis of Culture-Confirmed Cases

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Melioidosis is known to occur in Bangladesh, but there are few reports about the condition in the published international literature. We set out to review all known cases of melioidosis in the country to date, using both retrospective and prospective data. A web-based literature search was conducted to identify all published case reports, original articles and conference abstracts. Cases were also included from a prospective study conducted in 2017. Fifty-one cases were identified between 1961 and 2017. Cases have been reported from sixteen out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh. The median age of the patients at presentation was 45 years (IQR 37–52), with a significant male (77%) predominance. Many patients (14/39; 36%) were farmers and 83% had diabetes mellitus. A skin/soft tissue abscess was the most common primary clinical presentation (13/49; 27%), followed by septic arthritis (10/49; 20%), pneumonia, and a deep-seated abscess/organ abscess (7/49; 14%). The major challenges to the diagnosis and treatment of melioidosis in Bangladesh are the lack of resources and the lack of awareness of melioidosis. Capacity development programs are urgently required to define the burden of disease and to tackle the mortality rates.

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Neck Mass in a Returning Traveler

Cited by 4 publications

References 6 publications

Melioidosis of the Head and Neck: A Case Series from Eastern India

Melioidosis of the Head and Neck: A Case Series from Eastern India

Melioidosis: Truly Uncommon or Uncommonly Diagnosed in Bangladesh? A CaseReport

Melioidosis in Bangladesh: A Clinical and Epidemiological Analysis of Culture-Confirmed Cases

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