A rare and fatal case of tubo-ovarian abscess due to Burkholderia pseudomallei presenting as puerperal sepsis.

Melioidosis is a fatal but treatable disease when it is promptly diagnosed. In countries such as India, where tuberculosis is highly endemic, underdiagnosis of melioidosis can be common. Clinicians and microbiologists should have a high index of suspicion of melioidosis especially in individuals with underlying illness.