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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

Disseminated melioidosis complicated by symmetrical peripheral gangrene and multi-organ failure: a case report.

Chen-Hsuan Lin, Ping-Chang Lin, Ching-Yi Tsai, Jih-Jin Tsai

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Chen-Hsuan LinSchool of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Ping-Chang LinTropical Medicine Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Ching-Yi TsaiTropical Medicine Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Jih-Jin TsaiSchool of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Abstract

Background: Melioidosis, caused by Case presentation: A 57-year-old man with poorly controlled type 2 DM, chronic alcohol use, and malnutrition presented with septic shock and acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Imaging revealed cavitary pneumonia and abscesses involving the liver, kidney, and prostate. Two independently collected blood cultures and a prostatic abscess aspirate yielded Conclusion: SPG is a rare but devastating complication of disseminated melioidosis. Prompt antimicrobial therapy, intensive organ support, source control, and early recognition of peripheral ischemia are important. Even after survival and successful treatment, substantial long-term functional disability may persist.

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Burkholderia pseudomalleiGangreneMelioidosisMultiple Organ FailureAnti-Bacterial AgentsHumansMaleMiddle AgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsBurkholderia pseudomalleimelioidosisprostatic abscessseptic shocksymmetrical peripheral gangrene

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