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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.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
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.
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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)
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)
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:
Incubation period for Melioidosis: a few days
Incubation period for Melioidosis: The incubation period (time between exposure and appearance of clinical symptoms) is not clearly defined, but may range from 2 days to many years. (Source: excerpt from Melioidosis: DBMD)
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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.
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