Author(s)

Chun Kiat Ng, Anuradha P. Radhakrishnan

Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia.

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.

Melioidosis, Infective Endocarditis, Burkholderia pseudomallei

Ng, C.K. and Radhakrishnan, A.P. (2023) Melioidosis, a Rare Cause of Infective Endocarditis: A Case Report. Open Access Library Journal, 10, 1-6. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1110004.