Bacillary angiomatosis by Bartonella quintana in an HIV-infected patient.
Bacillary angiomatosis and bacillary peliosis are opportunistic infections caused by Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana, which occur in patients with late-stage infection. We report a case of bacillary angiomatosis in an HIV-infected patient with skin, bone, and probably liver involvement, The identification of the agent (B quintana ) was done by polymerase chain reaction in the skin specimen. The patient had complete regression of all lesions after a 6-month regimen of oral erythromycin.
Santos
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Departments of Dermatology and Venereology, Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisbon, Portugal.
Cardoso
O
O
Rodrigues
P
P
Cardoso
J
J
Machado
J
J
Afonso
A
A
Bacellar
F
F
Marston
E
E
Proença
R
R
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018413:Bartonella quintana / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014205:Trench Fever / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004917:Erythromycin