Melioidosis
Authors: THOMAS W. SHEEHY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Editorials1 October 1967MelioidosisTHOMAS W. SHEEHY, JOHN J. DELLER JR., DAVID R. WEBERTHOMAS W. SHEEHYSearch for more papers by this author, JOHN J. DELLER JR.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID R. WEBERSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-67-4-897 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFor most physicians, the term "melioidosis" stirs only a vague memory of a rare tropical glanders-like illness. However, the discovery of 40 cases (8 fatal) of this disease among Americans in or recently returned from Southeast Asia since May 1966 makes it imperative that we become more aware of this unusual disease (1). Melioidosis, a disease of men and animals, varies greatly in its manifestations. It may strike as an overwhelming, swiftly fatal illness, smolder as a chronic suppurative process, or blend without clinical characteristics into an asymptomatic state manifested only by a positive serology and skin test. The capacity...References1. WEBERSTALKAMPDOUGLAS DRTL: Acute melioidosis in U. S. soldiers in Vietnam. In preparation. Google Scholar2. FOURNIERCHAMBON JL: Melioidosis, the Current Disease, and Whitmore's Bacillus. Editions Médicales Flammarion, Paris, 1958. Google Scholar3. RUBINALEXANDERYAGER HLADRH: Melioidosis—a military medical problem? Milit. Med. 128: 538, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. WHITMOREKRISHNASWAMI ACJ: An account of a hitherto undescribed infective disease occurring among the population of Rangoon. Indian Med. Gaz. 47: 262, 1912. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. STANTONFLETCHER ATW: Melioidosis: Studies from Institute of Medical Research, Federated Malay States, Number 21. John Bale, Sons and Danielsson, Ltd., Publishers, London, 1932. Google Scholar6. DARBYMENDEZ JPE: Chronic melioidosis: serologic diagnosis and antibiotic treatment. U. S. Armed Forces Med. J. 11: 1203, 1960. Google Scholar7. BIEGELEISENMOSQUERACHERRY JZMWB: A case of human melioidosis: clinical, epidemiological and laboratory findings. Amer. J. Trop. Med. 13: 89, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. NIGGJOHNSTON CMM: Complement fixation test in experimental clinical and subclinical melioidosis. J. Bact. 82: 159, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. PREVATTHUNT ALJS: Chronic systemic melioidosis: review of the literature and report of a case, with a note on visual disturbance due to chloramphenicol. Amer. J. Med. 23: 810, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. MAEGRAITHLEITHEAD BGCJ: Melioidosis: a case report. Lancet 1: 862, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByTumor-Like Lesions of the Hepatobiliary Tract: Specific Abscess-Forming Bacterial InfectionsTumor-like Lesions of the Hepatobiliary Tract: Specific Abscess-Forming Bacterial InfectionsBurkholderia pseudomallei : une bactérie à ne pas méconnaîtreBurkholderia pseudomallei and Melioidosis: Be Aware in Temperate AreaCT Findings in MelioidosisSubacute pulmonary melioidosis in a temperate climateAcute Septicemic Melioidosis Occurring in a Child with Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaAcute tropical pneumoniasMELIOIDOSISTHE COLD FACTS OF CHILDBIRTHPulmonary melioidosis in a patient with diabetes mellitusLa MélioidoseMelioidosisMelioidosisInfectious diseases. Annual review of significant publications. 1 October 1967Volume 67, Issue 4Page: 897-900KeywordsMelioidosisMemorySerologySkin tests Issue Published: 1 October 1967 PDF DownloadLoading ...