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Relato de Casos • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 38 (1) • Feb 2005 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822005000100012   copy

First description of an autopsied case of Melioidosis in Ceará State

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An autopsied case is reported concerning fulminant sepsis with predominantly pulmonary lesions, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, etiologic agent of melioidosis, originating from interior of Ceará State, Northeastern Brazil where there had been no previous cases reported. Autopsy findings and differential diagnosis are discussed.

Melioidosis; Fulminant sepsis; Broncopneumonia; Ceará; Brazil

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