RESUMEN

Acute flaccid paralysis is associated with inflammation, infection, or tumors in the spinal cord or peripheral nerves. Melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei infection) can rarely cause this presentation. We describe a case of spinal melioidosis in a 4-year-old boy presenting with flaccid paralysis, and review the literature on this rare disease.

Asunto(s)

Melioidosis/diagnóstico , Hipotonía Muscular/microbiología , Parálisis/microbiología , Preescolar , Humanos , Masculino , Melioidosis/complicaciones