Melioidosis is an infection caused by the gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia 
pseudomallei. This disease is endemic in Southeast Asia and North Australia with 
sporadic occurrence in temperate countries, mostly imported from travellers. Any 
organ can be involved in melioidosis whereby Burkholderia pseudomallei causes an 
acute inflammatory reaction with rapid development of small abcesses which tend 
to coalesce to form larger abscesses. Cutaneous manifestations vary greatly. We 
report a man with systemic melioidosis who presented with cutaneous lesions.