CHRONIC MELIOIDOSIS: DISCUSSION, CASE REPORT, AND SPECIAL STUDIES
Authors: Leonard B. Gutner, Myron W. Fisher
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Case Reports1 June 1948CHRONIC MELIOIDOSIS: DISCUSSION, CASE REPORT, AND SPECIAL STUDIESLEONARD B. GUTNER, MYRON W. FISHERLEONARD B. GUTNER, MYRON W. FISHERAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-28-6-1157 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMelioidosis is a rare disease which was first observed at autopsy in beggars in 1910 in Rangoon by Whitmore and Krishnaswami, and first reported in the literature in 1912.1 Since the original account, several hundred cases have been so diagnosed, about 10 per cent of which were recognized during life. The disease is known to occur in a rather limited Oriental area, which includes Burma, Federated Malay States, Indo China, Ceylon, Thailand, Dutch East Indies, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, China (Saigon), and, recently, two cases in U. S. Navy personnel on Guam.2, 3The causative organism,Malleomyces pseudomallei(also calledPfeifferella...Bibliography1. WHITMOREKRISHNASWAMI AC: An account of the discovery of a hitherto undescribed infective disease occurring among the population of Rangoon, Indian Med. Gaz., 1912, xlvii, 262 (quoted by reference 3). Google Scholar2. MIRICKZIMMERMANMANERHUMPHREY GHGA: Melioidosis on Guam, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1946, cxxx, 1063. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. COXARBOGAST CJ: Melioidosis, Am. Jr. Clin. Path., 1945, xv, 567. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. TOPLEYWILSON WG: Principles of bacteriology and immunity, 1946, p. 492, Williams and Wilkins Company, Baltimore. Google Scholar5. MAYER J: Chronic melioidosis: a case showing multiple lesions of bones, joints, and lungs, Jr. Bone and Joint Surg., 1945, xxvii, 479. Google Scholar6. GRANTBARWELL AC: Chronic melioidosis: a case diagnosed in England, Lancet, 1943, i, 199. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. BLANCBALTAZARD GM: Transmission of B. whitmori by the rat flea, Prev. Med., 1941, xlix, 1293, and 1942, l, 33 (quoted by reference 2). Google Scholar8. STRONG RP: Stitt's Diagnosis, prevention and treatment of tropical diseases, 1942, p. 732, The Blakiston Company, Philadelphia. Google Scholar9. BERGEYBREEDMURRAYHITCHENS DHRSEGAP: Bergey's Manual of determinative bacteriology, 5th edition, 1939, p. 300, The Williams and Wilkins Company, Baltimore. Google Scholar10. DOWNEY H: Handbook of hematology, 1938, p. 2581, Paul B. Hoeber, Inc., New York. Google Scholar11. WECHSLERROSENBLUMSILLS HAC: Infectious mononucleosis: report of an epidemic in an Army post, Part I, Ann. Int. Med., 1946, xxv, 113. LinkGoogle Scholar12. WECHSLERROSENBLUMSILLS HAC: Infectious mononucleosis: report of an epidemic in an Army post, Part II, Ann. Int. Med., 1946, xxv, 236. LinkGoogle Scholar13. CONTRATTO A: Infectious mononucleosis: a study of 196 cases, Arch. Int. Med., 1944, lxxiii, 449. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. PRESSSHLEVINROSEN JEA: Infectious mononucleosis: a study of 96 cases, Ann. Int. Med., 1945, xxii, 546. Google Scholar15. ANDERSONCOX NR: Infectious mononucleosis: a case following a skin abrasion on the right leg and involving only the right inguinal lymph nodes, Ann. Int. Med., 1945, xxii, 118. Google Scholar16. SMITHCUSTER ER: Rupture of the spleen in infectious mononucleosis, Blood, 1946, i, 317. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: LEONARD B. GUTNER; MYRON W. FISHERAffiliations: A.U.S. Denver, Colorado*Received for publication February 19, 1947.From the Laboratory Service of Col. Hugh W. Mahon, M.C., and the Medical Service of Colonel Charles B. Kendall, M.C., United States Army, Fitzsimons General Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMelioidosis in the PhilippinesBALB/c and C57Bl/6 mice infected with virulentBurkholderia pseudomalleiprovide contrasting animal models for the acute and chronic forms of human melioidosisMelioidosis: the tip of the iceberg?Human melioidosis: an emerging medical problemSeptic arthritis of the sternomanubrial joint due to pseudomonas pseudomalleiMelioidosis: Recrudescence Associated with Bronchogenic Carcinoma Twenty-six Years following Initial Geographic ExposureAcute varieties of melioidosis occurring in U. S. soldiers in VietnamSystemic Melioidosis Presenting as Myocardial InfarctBILLY B. BAUMANN, EUGENE T. MORITAMelioidosisMelioidosisChronic systemic melioidosisENHANCEMENT OF VIRULENCE OF MALLEOMYCES PSEUDOMALLEISeltene Infektionskrankheiten, vorwiegend ZoonosenSeltene Infektionskrankheiten, vorwiegend Zoonosen 1 June 1948Volume 28, Issue 6Page: 1157-1169KeywordsAbscessesAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisArmed forcesAutopsyLymph nodesMedical servicesMelioidosisResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1948 PDF downloadLoading ...