%0 Journal Article
%T A Rare Presentation of Central Nervous System Melioidosis
%A Shin-Shen Yong
%A Siti-Aisah Hassan
%A Phing-Sue Wong
%A Kar-Yaw Yoong
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 4
%N 1
%P 1-8
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2017
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1103346
%X <div style="text-align:justify;">
	<span style="line-height:1.5;">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 </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Burkholderia pseudomallei</i><span style="line-height:1.5;">. 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.</span>
</div>
%K Melioidosis
%K Basal Ganglia
%K Abscess
%K Antibiotic
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/5281154