Bacillary angiomatosis in HIV-positive patient from Northeastern Brazil: a case report.

Autor: Justa RF, Carneiro AB, Rodrigues JL, Cavalcante A, Girão ES, Silva PS, Valença Júnior JT, de Menezes DB, Leitão Tdo M
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 2011 Oct; Vol. 44 (5), pp. 641-3.
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822011000500025
Abstrakt: It is a report of disseminated bacillary angiomatosis (BA) in a 23-year-old female patient, who is HIV-positive and with fever, weight loss, hepatomegaly, ascites, and papular-nodular skin lesions. The clinical and diagnostic aspects involved in the case were discussed. Bacillary angiomatosis must always be considered in the diagnosis of febrile cutaneous manifestations in AIDS.
Databáze: MEDLINE