Neuromeliodosis: clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Neuromeliodosis: clinical features. It is caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Pathology
- It is caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei
- It causes multiple abscesses in different organs
- It has a predilection for the white matter tracts
Risk factors
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Neurological presentations
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Systemic features
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Differential diagnosis
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References
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- Raj JV, Nagarajan K, Ananthanarayanan K, Swaminathan RP, Bammigatti C. Corticospinal tract involvement in MRI of neuromelioidosis: report of three cases with a review of clinicoradiological features. Neurol India 2022; 70:767-771.
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