title: Bacillary angiomatosis by Bartonella quintana in an HIV-infected patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology and Venereology, Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Afonso
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bacellar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marston
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Proença
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004917:Erythromycin