Case report: bacillary angiomatosis with massive visceral lymphadenopathy

Bacillary angiomatosis is a newly characterized infectious disease occurring mainly in patients with AIDS. Most patients have cutaneous angiomatosis lesions resembling Kaposi's sarcoma or pyogenic granuloma. Although the disease may be life-threatening if not treated, it is curable with appropr...

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Published inThe American journal of the medical sciences Vol. 306; no. 4; p. 236
Main Authors Haught, W H, Steinbach, J, Zander, D S, Wingo, C S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.1993
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Adult
Angiomatosis, Bacillary - complications
Angiomatosis, Bacillary - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Lymphatic Diseases - complications
Lymphatic Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Male
Radiography, Abdominal
Radiography, Thoracic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Bacillary angiomatosis is a newly characterized infectious disease occurring mainly in patients with AIDS. Most patients have cutaneous angiomatosis lesions resembling Kaposi's sarcoma or pyogenic granuloma. Although the disease may be life-threatening if not treated, it is curable with appropriate antibiotic therapy. A patient had a fever, nightsweats, abdominal pain, pleural effusions, and asymmetric peripheral lymphadenopathy. Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed a unique pattern of enhancement of lymph nodes that, to this research team's knowledge, has not been reported previously with this condition. Appropriate antibiotic therapy resulted in a complete resolution of the disease. Included is a discussion of the clinical presentation, etiology, histology, and treatment of bacillary angiomatosis.
ISSN:0002-9629
DOI:10.1097/00000441-199310000-00006