Pediatric suppurative parotitis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei

Abstract Background: Suppurative parotitis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei has been rarely found outside endemic areas. Case presentation: Herein, we report the recovery of Burkholderia pseudomallei from the pus of a suppurative parotitis observed in a 12-year-old boy who lived in Hainan provinc...

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Published in:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Main Authors: Zengzhen Fu, Yingzi Lin, Qiang Wu, Qianfeng Xia
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2016
Subjects:
Melioidosis
Parotitis
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Pediatrics
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Toxicology. Poisons
RA1190-1270
Zoology
QL1-991
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40409-016-0086-3
https://doaj.org/article/9ee12adf0f8447409469c275c8b8632e
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Summary:Abstract Background: Suppurative parotitis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei has been rarely found outside endemic areas. Case presentation: Herein, we report the recovery of Burkholderia pseudomallei from the pus of a suppurative parotitis observed in a 12-year-old boy who lived in Hainan province, China. Specimens of necrotic tissue were collected and sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Pus sample was also collected for bacteriological examination. The suppurative inflammation was observed in the necrotic tissue section and Burkholderia pseudomallei were detected in the sample. Conclusion: In this adolescent, Burkholderia pseudomallei infection was present in the parotid, which consists of the first report of this bacterium in a parotitis case acquired in China.

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