Fatal bacillary angiomatosis mimicking an infiltrative vascular tumour in the immune restoration phase of an HIV-infected patient.

Abstract

Bacillary angiomatosis mainly affects the HIV-infected population. Information is limited on the evolution of bacillary angiomatosis during immune restoration following initiation of HAART. We report an unusual case of fatal Bartonella quintana bacillary angiomatosis occurring in an HIV-infected man during the immune restoration phase.

• Authors: Oscar Murillo, Daniel Mimbrera, Ana Petit, Horacio Gil, Pedro Anda, Marta Carrera, Daniel Podzamczer
• Journal: Antiviral therapy (Antivir Ther) Vol. 17 Issue 2 Pg. 405-7 ( 2012) ISSN: 2040-2058 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 22293094 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• DNA, Bacterial
• RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Topics

• AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections (microbiology)
• Adult
• Angiomatosis, Bacillary (diagnosis, drug therapy, pathology)
• Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
• Bartonella quintana (isolation & purification, pathogenicity)
• CD4 Lymphocyte Count
• DNA, Bacterial
• Fatal Outcome
• HIV Infections (complications, drug therapy)
• Humans
• Male
• Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue (diagnosis)
• RNA, Ribosomal, 16S (analysis)