Pediatric suppurative parotitis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei

 

Zengzhen Fu^1 2, Yingzi Lin¹, Qiang Wu¹, Qianfeng Xia^1 3

 

1 Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Tropical Diseases (Hainan Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China

2 Department of Pediatrics, Hainan Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Haikou 571168, China

3 Faculty of Tropical Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Hainan Medical University, 3 Xue Yuan Road, Haikou, Hainan 570102, China

 

ABSTRACT

Background:

Suppurative parotitis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei has been rarely found outside endemic areas.

Case presentation:

Herein, we report the recovery of Burkholderia pseudomallei from the pus of a suppurative parotitis observed in a 12-year-old boy who lived in Hainan province, China. Specimens of necrotic tissue were collected and sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Pus sample was also collected for bacteriological examination. The suppurative inflammation was observed in the necrotic tissue section and Burkholderia pseudomallei were detected in the sample.

Conclusion:

In this adolescent, Burkholderia pseudomallei infection was present in the parotid, which consists of the first report of this bacterium in a parotitis case acquired in China.

 

Key words: Melioidosis; Parotitis; Burkholderia pseudomallei; Pediatrics

 

Received: July 05, 2016.

Accepted: November 05, 2016.

 

Correspondence: xiaqianfeng@sina.com

 

Authors' contributions

ZF designed the study and revised the data. YZL was involved in the epidemiological investigation. QW was responsible for follow-up. QFX was responsible for professional guidance. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

 

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

 

Consent for publication

Written informed consent was obtained from the patient's father for publication of this article.