Melioidosis presenting as septic arthritis in hip joint of a 60-year old patient: Findings from a hospital-based surveillance in Bangladesh.

Melioidosis is a fatal bacterial infection caused by a soil-borne bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Pneumonia, localized abscess and acute septicemia are the most common clinical presentations for melioidosis. Septic arthritis is relatively uncommon clinical manifestation and may cause severe infection.