title: [Bacillary angiomatosis].
abstract: Bacillary angiomatosis (BA) is a rare infectious disease usually associated with HIV infection. Recent molecular biologic investigations confirm that both Rochalimaea henselae and Rochalimaea quintana can cause BA. The bacteria can be identified by Warthin-Starry staining and electron microscopy. The typical clinical signs are solitary or multiple dermal or subcutaneous nodules. Bone, liver, spleen and other organs may also be involved. We describe the clinical and histological features of a 39-year-old HIV-infected patient with cutaneous and bony lesions of BA. All manifestations of BA disappeared during therapy with erythromycin.
authors.affiliation: Allgemeines Krankenhaus St. Georg, Abteilung für Dermatologie, Hamburg.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Plettenberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tronnier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kreusch
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Meigel
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018413:Bartonella quintana / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001706:Biopsy; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004917:Erythromycin