Imaging spectrum of thoracic melioidosis

J Thorac Imaging. 2013 May;28(3):W43-8. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3182610700.

Abstract

Melioidosis is predominantly a tropical disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, a soil-dwelling gram-negative, aerobic bacillus that is distributed primarily in southeast Asia and northern Australia. In this pictorial essay, we provide an illustrated review and conceptual framework of the protean imaging features of this infection, along with a brief description of its clinical manifestations and demographic features.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Burkholderia pseudomallei / physiology
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging*
  • Melioidosis / diagnosis*
  • Melioidosis / pathology
  • Radiography, Thoracic*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed