Widespread cutaneous bacillary angiomatosis and a large fungating mass in an HIV-positive man.
Bacillary angiomatosis (BA), an infection caused by a gram-negative rod, can be a multiorgan disease. The usual causative organism, Bartonella (formerly Rochalimaea) hensalae, has only recently been identified. Bartonella quintana has also been shown to cause some cases of cutaneous BA. We describe a patient with widespread cutaneous BA with probable bone involvement and a large fungating mass.
Fagan
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University of Texas Health Science Center, Division of Dermatology, San Antonio 78284-7876, USA.
DeCamp
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Kraus
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Pulitzer
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000473:pathology*; D000842:Ankle; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged