Waseem Mohiuddin, Al-Sherbeeni Suphia, Al-Malki Mussa H, Al-Ghamdi Mubarak S
Diabetes Center, King Fahad Medical City, PO Box 59046, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Med J. 2008 Jul;29(7):1048-50.
Burkholderia gladioli, a bacterial pathogen, causes a variety of infectious ailments in immunocompromised individuals. We present a case report of foreign body associated Burkholderia gladioli related abscess in an immunocompetent type 1 diabetic patient. Relevant medical literature is reviewed to understand this unusual mode of presentation of this bacterium in our patient.
唐菖蒲伯克霍尔德菌是一种细菌病原体,可在免疫功能低下的个体中引发多种感染性疾病。我们报告一例免疫功能正常的1型糖尿病患者发生与异物相关的唐菖蒲伯克霍尔德菌脓肿病例。回顾相关医学文献以了解该细菌在我们患者中的这种不寻常的表现形式。