Catalog

Cutaneous and subcutaneous melioidosis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Cutaneous and subcutaneous melioidosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1182703938

A subacute or chronic infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue by the saprophytic bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. It manifests as one or more skin abscesses with associated lymphangitis and lymphadenitis.