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Simplified Whole Body Plethysmography to Characterize Lung Function During Respiratory Melioidosis
Published on: February 24, 2023
Imaging spectrum of thoracic melioidosis
Sheung-Fat Ko1, Chia-Te Kung, Yi-Wei Lee
1Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. sfatko@adm.cgmh.org.tw
Abstract:
Melioidosis is predominantly a tropical disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, a soil-dwelling gram-negative, aerobic bacillus that is distributed primarily in southeast Asia and northern Australia. In this pictorial essay, we provide an illustrated review and conceptual framework of the protean imaging features of this infection, along with a brief description of its clinical manifestations and demographic features.
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