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Bacillary angiomatosis of the scalp in a human immunodeficiency virus‐negative patient
Author(s) -
Kayaselçuk F,
Çeken I,
Bircan S,
Tuncer I
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2002.00662.x
Subject(s) - bacillary angiomatosis , medicine , scalp , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , angiomatosis , differential diagnosis , lesion , virology , immunodeficiency , aids related opportunistic infections , disease , dermatology , viral disease , pathology , sida , immunology , bartonella henselae , antibody , immune system , serology
Bacillary angiomatosis (BA) is a recently recognized bacterial infectious disease that is mainly seen in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. BA has rarely been reported in immunocompetent individuals. A case of BA of the scalp in an immunocompetent patient, who was human immunodeficiency virus seronegative, is reported. The importance of differential diagnosis of this lesion is emphasized.