ABSTRACT
Abstract Bacillary angiomatosis is an infection determined by Bartonella henselae and B. quintana, rare and prevalent in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. We describe a case of a patient with AIDS and TCD4+ cells equal to 9/mm3, showing reddish-violet papular and nodular lesions, disseminated over the skin, most on the back of the right hand and third finger, with osteolysis of the distal phalanx observed by radiography. The findings of vascular proliferation with presence of bacilli, on the histopathological examination of the skin and bone lesions, led to the diagnosis of bacillary angiomatosis. Corroborating the literature, in the present case the infection affected a young man (29 years old) with advanced immunosuppression and clinical and histological lesions compatible with the diagnosis.
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Humans , Male , Young Adult , Angiomatosis, Bacillary/pathology , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/pathology , Biopsy , Ceftriaxone/therapeutic use , Treatment Outcome , Angiomatosis, Bacillary/drug therapy , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/drug therapy , Azithromycin/therapeutic use , Bartonella henselae , Cancellous Bone/pathology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic useABSTRACT
Abstract: A 59-year-old female patient, previously healthy, immunocompetent, presented left bulbar conjunctiva lesions and nodular-ulcerated lesions on the arms and cervical region, besides left cervical and retroauricular lymphadenopathy. She had previous contact with domestic cats that excoriated her face. The diagnosis was conclusive of disseminated sporotrichosis through clinical and epidemiological history and cultures of skin and ocular secretions. It evolved with good response to oral antifungal therapy.