raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:31202

Melioidosis

Synonyms: Burkholderia pseudomallei infection

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A tropical infectious disease caused by the Gram-negative bacterium <i>Burkholderia pseudomallei</i>, which is present in soil and water in tropical countries. Melioidosis can present itself in many ways, including pneumonia, sepsis and abscess formation.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMelioidosisBurkholderia pseudomallei infection
frMélioïdoseInfection à Burkholderia pseudomallei
deMelioidoseBurkholderia-pseudomallei-Infektion · Pseudorotz
esMelioidosisInfección por Burkholderia pseudomallei
itMelioidosiInfezione da Burkholderia pseudomallei
nlMelioïdoseInfectie door Burkholderia pseudomallei · Melioidosis
ptMelioidose
plMelioidoza= en
csMelioidóza= en
ukМеліоїдоз
zh类鼻疽
trMelioidoz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM615557BTNTvalidated
ICD-10A24.1BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10A24.2BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10A24.3BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10A24.4BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-111C42Especificvalidated
MONDO0017775Evalidated
MeSHD008554Evalidated
UMLSC0025229Evalidated
GARD9546Evalidated
MedDRA10069748Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

3 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00050 / 100 000AustraliaValue and classValidated22970946[PMID]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00050 / 100 000ThailandValue and classValidated22970946[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

23 annotations · validated 2019-11-18
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0011949Acute infectious pneumonia
HP:0031864Bacteremia
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0025044Lung abscess
HP:0002090Pneumonia
HP:0011947Respiratory tract infection
HP:0100806Sepsis
HP:0031273Shock
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001743Abnormality of the spleen
HP:0030049Brain abscess
HP:0100658Cellulitis
HP:0031292Cutaneous abscess
HP:0012115Hepatitis
HP:0100523Liver abscess
HP:0002758Osteoarthritis
HP:0003095Septic arthritis
HP:0025059Splenic abscess
HP:0032162Unusual skin infection
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0000197Abnormal parotid gland morphology
HP:0000119Abnormality of the genitourinary system
HP:0001886Foot osteomyelitis
HP:0011850Parotitis
HP:0000024Prostatitis

Annotation source: 27423906[PMID]_29388572[PMID]

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Sources for this card