Neurologic Melioidosis: Case Report of a Rare Cause of Acute Flaccid Paralysis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Acute flaccid paralysis is associated with inflammation, infection, or tumors in the spinal cord or peripheral nerves. Melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei infection) can rarely cause this presentation. We describe a case of spinal melioidosis in a 4-year-old boy presenting with flaccid paralysis, and review the literature on this rare disease.
Medical subject headings
- Melioidosis
- Muscle Hypotonia
- Paralysis