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Case Report

Splenic abscesses in a returning traveler

by
Richard F. Guo
1,*,
Frances L. Wong
2 and
Mario L. Perez
3
1
Department of Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana, CA, USA
2
Department of Inpatient Pharmacy, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana, CA, USA
3
Department of Infectious Disease, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana, CA, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2015, 7(1), 5791; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5791
Submission received: 5 January 2015 / Revised: 7 February 2015 / Accepted: 11 February 2015 / Published: 3 March 2015

Abstract

Burkholderia, an aerobic gram-negative rod, is the causative organism behind melioidosis and is a common soil and water organism found predominantly in South-East Asia. We report the case of a 68 year-old man returning from an extended trip to the Philippines, with splenic hypodense lesions on abdominal computer tomography scan, later confirmed to be culture-positive for Burkholderia pseudomallei. The patient was treated with a course of intravenous ceftazidime followed by eradication therapy with oral doxycycline and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. He recovered with complete resolution of symptoms at follow up. In a returning traveler from an endemic area, melioidosis should be considered as part of the differential for any febrile illness with abscesses.
Keywords: splenic abscess; burkholderia pseudomallei; melioidosis; returning traveler splenic abscess; burkholderia pseudomallei; melioidosis; returning traveler

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Guo, R.F.; Wong, F.L.; Perez, M.L. Splenic abscesses in a returning traveler. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2015, 7, 5791. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5791

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Guo RF, Wong FL, Perez ML. Splenic abscesses in a returning traveler. Infectious Disease Reports. 2015; 7(1):5791. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5791

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Guo, Richard F., Frances L. Wong, and Mario L. Perez. 2015. "Splenic abscesses in a returning traveler" Infectious Disease Reports 7, no. 1: 5791. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5791

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Guo, R. F., Wong, F. L., & Perez, M. L. (2015). Splenic abscesses in a returning traveler. Infectious Disease Reports, 7(1), 5791. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.5791

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