title: Fatal bacillary angiomatosis mimicking an infiltrative vascular tumour in the immune restoration phase of an HIV-infected patient.
abstract: Bacillary angiomatosis mainly affects the HIV-infected population. Information is limited on the evolution of bacillary angiomatosis during immune restoration following initiation of HAART. We report an unusual case of fatal Bartonella quintana bacillary angiomatosis occurring in an HIV-infected man during the immune restoration phase.
authors.affiliation: HIV Unit, Infectious Diseases Service, IDIBELL, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain. omurillo@bellvitgehospital.cat
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Murillo
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mimbrera
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: Horacio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anda
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carrera
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Podzamczer
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D018413:Bartonella quintana / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009383:Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S