Bone bacillary angiomatosis in an HIV-infected patient.
Bacillary angiomatosis (BA) is a recently discovered multisystem bacterial infectious disease seen in the setting of immune suppression due to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). A case of an HIV-infected patient with osteolytic bone involvement is reported.
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Rheumatology Section, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Romeu
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Lorenzo
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Ojanguren
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Perez
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D000328:Adult; D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed