Ngauy Viseth, Lemeshev Yan, Sadkowski Lee, Crawford George
Wiford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, USA.
J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Feb;43(2):970-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.2.970-972.2005.
Melioidosis, an infection caused by the gram-negative bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei, is endemic to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. Human infection is acquired through contact with contaminated water via percutaneous inoculation. Clinical manifestations range from skin and soft tissue infection to pneumonia with sepsis. We report a case of a man who was taken as a prisoner of war by the Japanese during World War II who presented with a nonhealing ulcer on his right hand 62 years after the initial exposure.
类鼻疽是由革兰氏阴性杆菌伯克霍尔德菌引起的一种感染,在东南亚和澳大利亚北部地区流行。人类通过经皮接种接触受污染的水而感染。临床表现从皮肤和软组织感染到伴有败血症的肺炎不等。我们报告一例在第二次世界大战期间被日本人俘虏的男子,在初次接触62年后右手出现了一个不愈合的溃疡。