Case report 860: Bacillary angiomatosis of the calcaneum.
Bacillary angiomatosis (BA) is newly reported infectious disease observed mainly in HIV-infected patients, caused by a small gram-negative bacillus of the Rochalimea genus. From a purely dermatological presentation similar to that of Kaposi's sarcoma, it may evolve into a systemic disease. Bone lesions seem fairly frequent. We report a case of an isolated osteolytic lesion due to the BA bacillus.
Omarini
L P
LP
Département de Radiologie, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Genève, Switzerland.
Loës
S K
SK
Garcia
J
J
Lew
D
D
Kurt
A M
AM
Saurat
J H
JH
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002111:Calcaneus; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography