Bacillary angiomatosis in HIV-positive patient from Northeastern Brazil: a case report.
It is a report of disseminated bacillary angiomatosis (BA) in a 23-year-old female patient, who is HIV-positive and with fever, weight loss, hepatomegaly, ascites, and papular-nodular skin lesions. The clinical and diagnostic aspects involved in the case were discussed. Bacillary angiomatosis must always be considered in the diagnosis of febrile cutaneous manifestations in AIDS.
Renata Félix da
RF
Justa
Adriana Banhos
AB
Carneiro
Jorge Luiz Nobre
JL
Rodrigues
Andréia
A
Cavalcante
Evelyne Santana
ES
Girão
Paulo Sergio
PS
Silva
José Telmo
JT
Valença Júnior
Dalgimar Beserra
DB
de Menezes
Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva
Tdo M
Leitão
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D055815:Young Adult
D005839:Gentamicins; D004917:Erythromycin