Bacillary angiomatosis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Bacillary angiomatosis is a cutaneous or visceral infection with Bartonella henselae or Bartonella quintana. Cases usually occur in HIV infected individuals. We present a 60-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and neutropenic fever caused by bacillary angiomatosis. The nine BA cases in oncology patients are reviewed.
Petersen
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Infectious Diseases Division, National Naval Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20889, USA. kyle.petersen@nmrc.navy.mil
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Wallace
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D001474:Bartonella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged