Symptoms of Melioidosis

List of symptoms of Melioidosis:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Melioidosis includes the 58 symptoms listed below:

• Severe symptoms
  • High fever
  • Chills
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath
  • Headache
  • Drowsiness
• Milder symptoms
  • Weight loss
  • Irregular fever
  • Chest pain
  • Abdominal pain
  • Cough
• Pneumonia - see also symptoms of pneumonia
  • High fever
  • Chills
  • Vomiting
  • Headache
  • Breathing difficulty
  • Rapid breathing
  • Cyanosis
• Septicemia - see also symptoms of septicemia
  • Diarrhea
  • Abdominal pain
  • Skin pustules
  • Tender muscles
  • Joint pain
• Meningitis - see also symptoms of Meningitis
  • High fever
  • Stiff neck
  • Photophobia
  • Confusion
  • Seizures
  • Coma
• Symptoms of Chronic suppurative melioidosis:
  • Abscesses
  • Skin abscesses
  • Lymph node abscesses
  • Bone abscesses
  • Organ abscesses
• Localized infection
• Localized abscess
• Septic shock
• Pneumonia
• Fever
• Productive cough
• Weight loss
• Hemoptysis
• Chest pain
• Enlarged spleen
• Enlarged liver
• Liver abscess
• Spleen abscess
• Genitourinary system infection
• Bone disease
• Joint disease
• Lymphadenitis
• Lung abscess

Note that Melioidosis symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Melioidosis signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

More ways to research these symptoms: To research other symptoms use the symptom center, or to research causes of more than one symptom in combination, try our multi-symptom search.

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Melioidosis?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Melioidosis includes:

• Glanders disease

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Abdominal pain - see all causes of Abdominal pain
• Abdominal pain - see all causes of Abdominal pain
• Abscesses - see all causes of Abscess
• Bone abscesses - see all causes of Abscess
• Bone disease - see all causes of Bone symptoms
• Breathing difficulty - see all causes of Breathing difficulties
• Chest pain - see all causes of Chest pain
• Chest pain - see all causes of Chest pain
• Chills - see all causes of Chills
• Chills - see all causes of Chills
• Coma - see all causes of Coma
• Confusion - see all causes of Confusion
• Cough - see all causes of Cough
• Cough - see all causes of Cough
• Cyanosis - see all causes of Cyanosis
• Diarrhea - see all causes of Diarrhea
• Drowsiness - see all causes of Drowsiness
• Enlarged liver - see all causes of Enlarged liver
• Enlarged spleen - see all causes of Swollen spleen
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Headache - see all causes of Headache
• Headache - see all causes of Headache
• Hemoptysis - see all causes of Hemoptysis
• High fever - see all causes of High fever
• High fever - see all causes of High fever
• High fever - see all causes of High fever
• Irregular fever - see all causes of Fever
• Joint disease - see all causes of Joint disease
• Joint pain - see all causes of Joint pain
• Lung abscess - see all causes of Lung abscess
• Lymph node abscesses - see all causes of Abscess
• Lymphadenitis - see all causes of Lymphadenitis
• Meningitis - see all causes of Meningitis
• Milder symptoms - see all causes of Vague symptoms
• Organ abscesses - see all causes of Abscess
• Photophobia - see all causes of Photophobia
• Pneumonia - see all causes of Pneumonia
• Pneumonia - see all causes of Pneumonia
• Productive cough - see all causes of Productive cough
• Rapid breathing - see all causes of Rapid breathing
• Seizures - see all causes of Seizures
• Severe symptoms
• Shortness of breath - see all causes of Shortness of breath
• Skin abscesses - see all causes of Pus
• Skin pustules - see all causes of Blisters
• Spleen abscess - see all causes of Spleen symptoms
• Stiff neck - see all causes of Stiff neck
• Tender muscles - see all causes of Tender muscles
• Vomiting - see all causes of Vomiting
• Weight loss - see all causes of Weight loss
• Weight loss - see all causes of Weight loss

Medical Books Online about Melioidosis

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Full text. Free access without registration. The full text of published medical book chapters related to Melioidosis is available from published medical books for more detailed information about Melioidosis.

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Symptoms of Melioidosis: Online Medical Books

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Pseudomonas infections: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

The most common infections associated with Pseudomonas include skin infections (such as burns and pressure ulcers), urinary tract infections, infant epidemic diarrhea and other diarrheal illnesses, bronchitis, pneumonia, bronchiectasis, meningitis, corneal ulcers, mastoiditis, otitis externa, otitis media, endocarditis, and bacteremia.

Drainage in Pseudomonas infections has a distinct, sickly sweet odor and a greenish blue pus that forms a crust on wounds. Other symptoms depend on the site of infection. (See Melioidosis.) For example, when it invades the lungs, Pseudomonas causes pneumonia with fever, chills, and a productive cough.

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Pseudomonas infections: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

The most common infections associated with Pseudomonas include skin infections (such as burns and pressure ulcers), urinary tract infections, infant epidemic diarrhea and other diarrheal illnesses, bronchitis, pneumonia, bronchiectasis, meningitis, corneal ulcers, mastoiditis, otitis externa, otitis media, endocarditis, and bacteremia.

Drainage in these infections has a distinct, sickly sweet odor and a greenish-blue pus that forms a crust on wounds. Other signs and symptoms depend on the site of infection. For example, when it invades the lungs, Pseudomonas causes pneumonia with fever, chills, and a productive cough.

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Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Melioidosis:

Melioidosis: DBMD (Excerpt)

Illness from melioidosis can be categorized as acute or localized infection, acute pulmonary infection, acute bloodstream infection, and chronic suppurative infection. Inapparent infections are also possible. (Source: excerpt from Melioidosis: DBMD)

Melioidosis: DBMD (Excerpt)

Acute, localized infection: This form of infection is generally localized as a nodule and results from inoculation through a break in the skin. The acute form of melioidosis can produce fever and general muscle aches, and may progress rapidly to infect the bloodstream.

Pulmonary infection: This form of the disease can produce a clinical picture of mild bronchitis to severe pneumonia. The onset of pulmonary melioidosis is typically accompanied by a high fever, headache, anorexia, and general muscle soreness. Chest pain is common, but a nonproductive or productive cough with normal sputum is the hallmark of this form of melioidosis.

Acute bloodstream infection: Patients with underlying illness such as HIV, renal failure, and diabetes are affected by this type of the disease, which usually results in septic shock. The symptoms of the bloodstream infection vary depending on the site of original infection, but they generally include respiratory distress, severe headache, fever, diarrhea, development of pus-filled lesions on the skin, muscle tenderness, and disorientation. This is typically an infection of short duration, and abscesses will be found throughout the body.

Chronic suppurative infection: Chronic melioidosis is an infection that involves the organs of the body. These typically include the joints, viscera, lymph nodes, skin, brain, liver, lung, bones, and spleen. (Source: excerpt from Melioidosis: DBMD)

Melioidosis as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Melioidosis, it is also important to consider Melioidosis as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Melioidosis may cause:

• Gram negative bacilli / rods
• Liver abscess
• Lung cavity
• Parotitis, acute
• Pneumonia
• Septic shock
• Zoonosis

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

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• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
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About signs and symptoms of Melioidosis:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Melioidosis. This signs and symptoms information for Melioidosis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Melioidosis signs or Melioidosis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Melioidosis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Melioidosis symptoms.