Hundreds of vasculoproliferative skin lesions in a paediatric renal transplant recipient

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 Sep;47(9):1748-1751. doi: 10.1111/ced.15234. Epub 2022 Jun 12.

Abstract

Bacillary angiomatosis is a vasculoproliferative infectious disease mostly recorded in patients with human immunodeficiency virus and rarely in organ transplant recipients. We report the first case of bacillary angiomatosis due to Bartonella quintana in a paediatric renal transplant patient with skin, lymph node and bone involvement with excellent response to doxycycline. Click here for the corresponding questions to this CME article.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiomatosis, Bacillary*
  • Bartonella quintana*
  • Child
  • Doxycycline
  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation* / adverse effects
  • Skin Diseases* / drug therapy
  • Transplant Recipients

Substances

  • Doxycycline