Bacillary Angiomatosis in an Immunocompetent Child: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
| Autor: | Les B. Rosen, David Herschthal, Matthew Zarraga |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Dermatology Azithromycin Pathology and Forensic Medicine Lesion Bartonella Infections medicine Animals Humans Child Bartonella henselae biology Pyogenic granuloma business.industry General Medicine Angiomatosis bacterial infections and mycoses biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Bacillary angiomatosis Anti-Bacterial Agents Infectious disease (medical specialty) Angiomatosis Bacillary Cats Bartonella quintana Female medicine.symptom business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Dermatopathology. 33:513-515 |
| ISSN: | 0193-1091 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/dad.0b013e3181ec846a |
| Popis: | Bacillary angiomatosis is an infectious disease caused by 2 gram-negative bacilli, Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana. This disease is characterized by vascular proliferations in the skin and/or visceral organs, and typically manifests in immunocompromised patients. However, we report a case of a 10-year-old immunocompetent female child with a questionable history of being scratched by a cat. Although initially diagnosed as a pyogenic granuloma, a diagnosis of bacillary angiomatosis was made based on histologic examination of the excised lesion demonstrating interstitial bacillary deposition on Warthin-Starry silver stain. The patient was successfully treated with 2 weeks of azithromycin after which all symptoms resolved. |
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