title: Bacillary epithelioid angiomatosis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)--clinicopathological and ultrastructural study of a case with a review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors: Clinica Dermatologica Università degli studi La Sapienza, Roma, Italia.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Innocenzi
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Cerio
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Barduagni
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Bosman
authors: O A
authors: OA
authors: Carlesimo
mesh_terms: 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