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Original Article

A Case of Nonfatal Cutaneous Melioidosis
Thng TG, Seow CS, Tan HH, Yosipovitch G
Cutis. 2003;72:310-312.
Melioidosis is a tropical infectious disease caused by the gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. It is endemic in many parts of the world, including Southeast Asia, and has a mortality rate of about 45%. We report a case of localized nonfatal cutaneous melioidosis presenting as a persistent ulcer in an otherwise healthy young woman.

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