Dacryoadenitis with multiple unilateral ocular abscesses in disseminated melioidosis

• Main Authors: Sylves Patrick, Seah RB, Caroline B, Yap, Jin Yi, Shuaibah Ab Ghani, Hanida H
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Brunei Darussalam 2022
• Subjects: RC109-216 Infectious and parasitic diseases
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33910/4/Dacryoadenitis%20with%20multiple%20unilateral%20ocular%20abscesses%20in%20disseminated%20melioidosis.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33910/3/Dacryoadenitis%20with%20multiple%20unilateral%20ocular%20abscesses%20in%20disseminated%20melioidosis%20_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33910/; http://www.bimjonline.com/PDF/BIMJ2022;18/BIMJ2022;18-79-83/BIMJ2022;18-79-83.pdf

Melioidosis is caused by the gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei and has a wide range of manifestations in many organ systems. Ocular melioidosis is a rare manifestation of Burkholderia pseudomallei that commonly presents with orbital cellulitis rather than dacryoadenitis and multiple...