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Bacillary epithelioid angiomatosis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)‐clinicopathological and ultrastructural study of a case with a review of the literature
Author(s) -
INNOCENZI D.,
CERIO R.,
BARDUAGNI O.,
BOSMAN C.,
CARLESIMO O. A.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1993.tb00994.x
Subject(s) - bacillary angiomatosis , angiomatosis , medicine , pathology , immunology , bartonella henselae , serology , antibody
Summary Bacillary epithelioid angiomatosis (BEA) is a rare cutaneous disorder usually affecting patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection often misdiagnosed as a vascular tumour. We describe a 51‐year‐old, HIV‐positive, Caucasian, homosexual male who developed scattered papulo‐nodular lesions with clinicopathological and ultrastructural features of BEA. He had a dramatic therapeutic response to systemic antibiotics. There has been a lack of such reports in the European literature. The differential diagnosis is discussed and a brief review of the English literature to date is included.