Bacillary angiomatosis in a patient with AIDS.
OBJECTIVE
To report the clinical presentation and response to antimicrobial therapy of presumed bacillary angiomatosis in an AIDS patient.


METHODS
Single case report.


METHODS
A 1058-bed, university teaching hospital.


METHODS
28-year-old HIV-positive man (T4 lymphocyte count < 3/mm3), who was diagnosed with AIDS in 1984.


RESULTS
The skin lesions responded promptly to treatment with doxycycline and erythromycin.


CONCLUSIONS
Bacillary angiomatosis is an infection that occurs with endstage AIDS. Skin lesions have recognizable characteristics and respond promptly to appropriate antibiotic therapy.
Teague
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Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.
Parks
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D004917:Erythromycin; D004318:Doxycycline