TY - JOUR AU - Fonseka, Chathuranga Lakmal AU - Galappaththi, Sampath Rukshani AU - Illagatilaka, Anuradha AU - Dasanayake, Dulani AU - Tissera, Nirmali PY - 2016 DA - 2016/07/22 TI - Acute pulmonary melioidosis presenting with multiple bilateral cavitary lesions in a healthy young adult: an authentic case report from Sri Lanka JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 360 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - Melioidosis is an emerging infectious disease in Sri Lanka. This disease usually develops in a host with an immunocompromised state. Acute pulmonary melioidosis commonly presents as a lobar consolidation with or without pulmonary nodules or abscesses involving the upper lobes of the lungs. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-2168-2 DO - 10.1186/s13104-016-2168-2 ID - Fonseka2016 ER -