TITLE:
Melioidosis, a Rare Cause of Infective Endocarditis: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Chun Kiat Ng, Anuradha P. Radhakrishnan
KEYWORDS:
Melioidosis, Infective Endocarditis, Burkholderia pseudomallei
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.10 No.4,
April
20,
2023
ABSTRACT: Burkholderia pseudomallei is an unusual causative organism of infective endocarditis. We present a case of Melioidosis mitral valve endocarditis with dissemination to the liver and kidney in a young woman with underlying SLE with lupus nephritis. Despite the delay in reaching a diagnosis, the patient was successfully treated with intravenous Ceftazidime and oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and was discharged well. The identification of the specific aetiologic organism is important for timely diagnosis as well as treatment of infective endocarditis.