PMC3959514_01
Splenic abscess with peri-splenic extension
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F1
Contrast-enhanced CT scan of the abdomen revealed a splenic abscess with a breech in the capsule and extension of abscess into the perisplenic area (Fig. 1).
Central umbonation of colonies in Ashdown's selective agar
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F2
The aspirate from the abscess revealed catalase- and oxidase-positive, gram-negative bacillus with bipolar staining and violet colonies with central umbonation in Ashdown's selective agar (Fig. 2), diagnostic of Burkholderia pseudomallei.