Widespread cutaneous bacillary angiomatosis and a large fungating mass in an HIV-positive man.

Fagan, W A; DeCamp, N C; Kraus, E W; Pulitzer, D R · J Am Acad Dermatol · 1996

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Bacillary angiomatosis (BA), an infection caused by a gram-negative rod, can be a multiorgan disease. The usual causative organism, Bartonella (formerly Rochalimaea) hensalae, has only recently been identified. Bartonella quintana has also been shown to cause some cases of cutaneous BA. We describe a patient with widespread cutaneous BA with probable bone involvement and a large fungating mass.

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