title: Widespread cutaneous bacillary angiomatosis and a large fungating mass in an HIV-positive man.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center, Division of Dermatology, San Antonio 78284-7876, USA.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Fagan
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: DeCamp
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Kraus
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Pulitzer
mesh_terms: 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