Bacillary angiomatosis. The first case reported in South Africa.
A 28-year-old white man, positive for HIV, who was admitted to hospital for pneumonia, had for 2 months had several fluctuating cutaneous purple nodules on his legs and abdomen. Cultures of two lesions were negative, but light and electron microscopy showed organisms characteristic of bacillary angiomatosis. The patient responded well to therapy with erythromycin. This is the first reported case of bacillary angiomatosis in South Africa.
Levy
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Department of Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Nayler
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013019:South Africa
D004917:Erythromycin