A rare case of melioidosis presenting as pericarditis and pneumonia in a patient with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus

We report a rare case of melioidosis presenting as pericarditis and pneumonia in a 61-year-old male patient with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. He was initially misdiagnosed withPseudomonas aeruginosa infection and later treated empirically as tuberculosis pericarditis for 2 months, before reaching the diagnosis of melioidosis.

Source: Respirology Case Reports - March 9, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Cheuk Cheung Derek Leung, Ching Man Ngai, Chun Kit Wong, Yu Hong Chan Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research