Liver abscess caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei in a young man: A case report and review of literature

Figure 1 Computed tomography. A: Chest radiograph shows elevation of right hemi-diaphragm; B: Contrast enhanced computed tomography of upper abdomen shows one loculated hypodense lesion (8.5 cm × 7.4 cm) with irregular inner margin noted in the right lobe of liver (black arrow); C: Multiple small hypodense lesions with confluences also seen in posterior part of right lobe.

Figure 2 Identification of bacteria. A: Showing dry wrinkled colonies on 5% sheep blood agar (48 h of incubation at 37%). Inset: colonies in enlarged view; B: Gram negative oxidase positive bacillus with typical bipolar “safety-pin” appearance on gram stain (black arrow).