Bacillary angiomatosis on a region of burned skin in a immunocompetent patient.
Bacillary angiomatosis usually develops in immunodeficient patients with a history of contact with cats. We report a 21-year-old immunocompetent woman with facial angiomatous lesions following a second-degree burn and without a history of direct contact with cats. The diagnosis of bacillary angiomatosis was based on the demonstration of bacilli in histological sections stained by the Warthin-Starry method. The lesions resolved 2 months after treatment with oral erythromycin for 8 weeks. This case emphasizes that bacillary angiomatosis may be seen in immunocompetent individuals and may be transmitted in other ways than cat scratches, e.g. by arthropods.
Karakaş
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M
Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, 01330 Adana, Turkey. cudermadana@hotmail.com
Baba
M
M
Aksungur
V L
VL
Homan
S
S
Memisoğlu
H R
HR
Uğuz
A
A
D000328:Adult; D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D002415:Cats; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D016622:Silver Staining; D015047:Zoonoses