Department- Critical Care and Neurology, Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata, 185/1 A.J.C. Bose Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Neurol India. 2022 Mar-Apr;70(2):778-780. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.344620.
Melioidosis is an emerging tropical disease. Central nervous system (CNS) melioidosis may present as a brain abscess or encephalomyelitis mimics tuberculosis. Early diagnosis and management decreases mortality as well as morbidity. This case of brain abscess and encephalomyelitis in a young man with no known comorbidities was a diagnostic challenge. The surgery helped in debulking as well as isolating the causative organism. Appropriate antibiotic therapy for melioidosis was lifesaving and prevented further complications.
类鼻疽是一种新兴的热带病。中枢神经系统（CNS）类鼻疽可能表现为脑脓肿或脑炎，类似于结核病。早期诊断和治疗可降低死亡率和发病率。本例为一名无已知合并症的年轻男性的脑脓肿和脑炎，诊断具有挑战性。手术有助于清除和隔离病原体。适当的类鼻疽抗生素治疗是救命的，并防止了进一步的并发症。
