Necklace sign in Melioidosis
Melioidosis is an important differential in patients presenting with a multiloculated liver abscess, especially in diabetic individuals from endemic areas. Multiloculated liver abscess with a clear centre and locules arranged peripherally along the circumference (necklace sign) is highly specific for melioidosis.
Authors
- Muralidhar Varma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5546-5353)
- Anjely Sebastian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8022-1086)
- Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0402-1143)
- Nitin Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9687-2836)
Institutions
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Travel Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taae147
- Primary Topic
- Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00