Bacillary angiomatosis in HIV-positive patient from Northeastern Brazil: a case report


Autoria(s): Justa,Renata Félix da; Carneiro,Adriana Banhos; Rodrigues,Jorge Luiz Nobre; Cavalcante,Andréia; Girão,Evelyne Santana; Silva,Paulo Sergio; Valença Júnior,José Telmo; Menezes,Dalgimar Beserra de; Leitão,Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva
Data(s)

01/10/2011

Resumo

It is a report of disseminated bacillary angiomatosis (BA) in a 23-year-old female patient, who is HIV-positive and with fever, weight loss, hepatomegaly, ascites, and papular-nodular skin lesions. The clinical and diagnostic aspects involved in the case were discussed. Bacillary angiomatosis must always be considered in the diagnosis of febrile cutaneous manifestations in AIDS.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000500025

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.44 n.5 2011

Palavras-Chave #Angiomatosis #AIDS #Bartonella
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journal article