Bacillary Angiomatosis Mimicking Pyogenic Granuloma

Bacillary angiomatosis (BA) is an angioproliferative disease caused by species. It manifests as nodules or papules in immunocompromised patients. Oral lesions are very rare, unlike cutaneous lesions, and histopathology plays a vital role in distinguishing these lesions from other similar ones. Treat...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 15; no. 3; p. e36844
Main Authors A, Ramesh Kumar, K, Nitya, Krishnan, Raj Kumar, Dinesh, Snehesh, R, Ramya
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 29.03.2023
Cureus
Subjects
Angiogenesis
Antibiotics
Bacteria
Bacterial infections
Blood vessels
Connective tissue
Dentistry
Dermatology
Diabetes
Disease
Edema
Gram-negative bacteria
Gram-positive bacteria
Granulomas
Immunocompetence
Infections
Kaposis sarcoma
Lymphatic system
Pathology
Patients
Proteins
Skin
Stains & staining
endothelium
gingiva
bacillary angiomatosis
bartonella
mandible
pyogenic granuloma
warthin-starry
diabetes
brown and brenn
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Summary:Bacillary angiomatosis (BA) is an angioproliferative disease caused by species. It manifests as nodules or papules in immunocompromised patients. Oral lesions are very rare, unlike cutaneous lesions, and histopathology plays a vital role in distinguishing these lesions from other similar ones. Treatment mainly comprises macrolides erythromycin, clarithromycin, or doxycycline.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.36844