Melioidosis prostatic abscess: clinical presentation and imaging findings

• Main Authors: MR, Razali, Abdul Rashid, Amran, How, Soon Hin, TH, Ng, Che Ahmad, Aminudin, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2008
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/44338/1/meliodosis_prostatic_abcess.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/44338/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Melioidosis, an infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei is endemic in South East Asia and Northern Australia. It can affect many organs in the body such as lung, liver, spleen, bone, prostate, brain and soft tissues. Objective: This study aims to detect the presence of prostatic abscess in pat...