We report a case of an 18-year-old army man who was
diagnosed with cerebral melioidosis with disseminated abscesses. The patient
presented with fever and focal neurological signs with positive cerebral
imaging findings followed by a positive blood culture for Burkholderia pseudomallei. Further imaging of other sites also
revealed multiple abscesses. He responded well to an intensive course of
antibiotic therapy of eight-week duration followed
by 6 months of eradication therapy. The repeat cerebral imaging showed
complete resolution of basal ganglia abscess at the end of intensive antibiotic
therapy.
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