RT Journal Article
T1 Bacillary angiomatosis with atypical clinical presentation in an immunocompetent patient
A1 Bernabeu-Wittel, J
A1 Luque, R
A1 Corbi, R
A1 Mantrana-Bermejo, M
A1 Navarrete, M
A1 Vallejo, A
A1 Bernabeu-Wittel, M
K1 Bartonella quintana
K1 Bartonella henselae
K1 Immunocompetent
K1 Infecciones por Bartonella
K1 Proliferación de la Célula
K1 Diagnóstico Diferencial
K1 Doxiciclina
K1 Endotelio Vascular
K1 Huésped Inmunocomprometido
K1 Angiomatosis Bacilar
AB Bacillary angiomatosis is a recently described infectious disease that usually affects immunosupressed hosts with a previous history of contact with cats. We report a rare case of bacillary angiomatosis in an immunocompetent 59-year-old woman with no history of previous exposure to cats, and atypical clinical features (fever and subcutaneous nodules with ulceration on the left ankle). Histopathology of the lesion showed extensive ulceration and reactive tumor-like vascular proliferation of the blood vessels with swollen endothelial cells and an inflammatory infiltrate including neutrophils and lymphocytes in the dermis and subcutis. Staining with the Warthin-Starry method demonstrated the presence of clustered bacilli located in the extracellular matrix adjacent to the proliferating endothelial cells. Diagnosis was confirmed with the detection of Bartonella spp. DNA in the affected skin and in bone marrow using polymerase chain reaction.
PB Medknow Publications
SN 0378-6323
YR 2010
FD 2010
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1792
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1792
LA en
NO Bernabeu-Wittel J, Luque R, Corbi R, Mantrana-Bermejo M, Navarrete M, Vallejo A, et al. Bacillary angiomatosis with atypical clinical presentation in an immunocompetent patient. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2010; 76(6):682-5
NO Case Reports; Journal Article;
DS RISalud
RD Apr 11, 2025