Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 6, Number 1, January 2015, pages 14-16

Severe Septicemic Melioidosis in a Patient With Lung Adenocarcinoma Following Cytotoxic Chemotherapy

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. CXR at presentation showing nodular opacities over right upper lung with infiltrate over right lower lung (A), chest CT at presentation showing right hilar and mediastinum lymph node enlarged with severe necrotic change (B) and multiple tiny splenic low attenuation lesions (C).
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Series of CXR showed progressive change from right upper lobe nodular density (A) to right upper lobe consolidation and right lower lobe infiltrate (B) and then rapidly deteriorated to bilateral diffuse infiltrate with ARDS pattern (C).