[Bacillary angiomatosis]

Rev Med Chil. 2012 Jul;140(7):910-4. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872012000700013.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Bacillary angiomatosis is an unusual infectious disease, with angioproliferative lesions, typical of immunocompromised patients. It is caused by Bartonella quintana and Bartonella henselae, two infectious agents of the genus Bartonella, which trigger variable clinical manifestations, including cutaneous vascular and purpuric lesions, and regional lymphadenopathy, and even a systemic disease with visceral involvement. We report a 38-year-old HIV positive male presenting with a history of six months of cutaneous growing purple angiomatous lesions, located also in nasal fossae, rhi-nopharynx and larynx. The skin biopsy was compatible with bacillary angiomatosis. Polymerase chain reaction of a tissue sample showed homology with B. quintana strain Toulouse. The patient was treated with azithromycin and ciprofloxacin with a favorable evolution.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / pathology*
  • Adult
  • Angiomatosis, Bacillary / drug therapy
  • Angiomatosis, Bacillary / pathology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Azithromycin / therapeutic use
  • Bartonella quintana*
  • Biopsy
  • Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Ciprofloxacin
  • Azithromycin