Bacillary Angiomatosis by Bartonella Quintana in an HIV-Infected Patient

• Author(s): Santos, R ; Cardoso, O ; Rodrigues, P ; Cardoso, J ; Machado, J ; Afonso, A ; Bacellar, F ; Marston, E ; Proença, R
• Date: 2000
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/629
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
• Subject(s): Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a SIDA; Angiomatose Bacilar; Agentes Anti-Bacterianos; Bartonella Quintana; Eritromicina; Infecção por HIV; Reacção em Cadeia da Polímerase; Febre das Trincheiras
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Bacillary angiomatosis and bacillary peliosis are opportunistic infections caused by Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana, which occur in patients with late-stage infection. We report a case of bacillary angiomatosis in an HIV-infected patient with skin, bone, and probably liver involvement, The identification of the agent (B quintana ) was done by polymerase chain reaction in the skin specimen. The patient had complete regression of all lesions after a 6-month regimen of oral erythromycin.