Bacillary epithelioid angiomatosis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)--clinicopathological and ultrastructural study of a case with a review of the literature.
Bacillary epithelioid angiomatosis (BEA) is a rare cutaneous disorder usually affecting patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection often misdiagnosed as a vascular tumour. We describe a 51-year-old, HIV-positive, Caucasian, homosexual male who developed scattered papulo-nodular lesions with clinicopathological and ultrastructural features of BEA. He had a dramatic therapeutic response to systemic antibiotics. There has been a lack of such reports in the European literature. The differential diagnosis is discussed and a brief review of the English literature to date is included.
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Clinica Dermatologica Università degli studi La Sapienza, Roma, Italia.
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Barduagni
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Bosman
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Carlesimo
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000648:ultrastructure