An autopsied case is reported concerning fulminant sepsis with predominantly pulmonary lesions, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, etiologic agent of melioidosis, originating from interior of Ceard State, Northeastern Brazil where there had been no previous cases reported. Autopsy findings and differential diagnosis are discussed.
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Machado Braga, M. D., & Carvalho De Almeida, P. R. (2005). First description of an autopsied case of melioidosis in Ceará State. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 38(1), 58–60. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0037-86822005000100012
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