A 42-year-old farmer from Bangladesh with respiratory failure, septic arthritis, and multiple cavitating consolidations.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 42-year-old man was directly admitted to the ICU with respiratory failure and hypotension. Two weeks prior and just after returning from Bangladesh, he presented to a polyclinic with fever, right knee pain, and generalized aches, for which he received oral antibiotics. He was a farmer, had diabetes, never smoked, and consumed alcohol occasionally.
Medical subject headings
- Arthritis, Infectious
- Knee Joint
- Melioidosis
- Respiratory Insufficiency
- Shock, Septic