bacillary angiomatosis
Type: Term
Definitions:
1. an infection of immunocompromised patients by a newly recognized bacterium, Bartonella henselae, characterized by fever, granulomatous cutaneous nodules, and peliosis hepatis in some cases.
Bacillary angiomatosis is a systemic disease described by Stoler and associates in 1983. There are unusual cutaneous papules and nodules distinct from Kaposi sarcoma.
Bacillary Angiomatosis
Definition
A life-threatening but curable infection that causes an eruption of purple lesions on or under the skin that resemble Kaposi's sarcoma.
Bacillary angiomatosis
Medical Dictionary
A bacterial infection due to a cat scratch most often seen today in people with HIV.
Bacillary angiomatosisA bacterial infection due to a cat scratch most often seen today in people with HIV.
Bacillary angiomatosis
Bacterial cellulitis
Basal cell carcinoma
Bazex's syndrome (see paraneoplastic acrokeratosis of Bazex)
Becker's nevus
Bed bugs
Behçet's syndrome
Benign familial chronic pemphigus
Benign mucosal pemphigoid ...
Bacillary angiomatosis
Candidiasis
Cytomegalovirus infection
Cryptococcal infection
Cryptosporidium enterocolitis (or other protozoal infections)
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection ...
Bacillary angiomatosis
Candidiasis, oropharyngeal (thrush)
Candidiasis, vulvovaginal that is persistent, frequent, or poorly responsive to therapy ...
Bacillary angiomatosis
Erythromycin 500 mg once daily x 3 months; or doxycycline 100 mg twice daily x 3 months
AII ...
In persons with HIV/AIDS the disease (usually called bacillary angiomatosis) can cause severe inflammation of the brain, bone marrow, lymph nodes, lungs, spleen and liver. The disease can be fatal in persons with HIV.
Doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, or erythromycin for bacillary angiomatosis (see below)
Aminoglycosides for Encephalitis (brain infection)
The overwhelming majority of children with this disease do very well, and have no permanent complications.
Bartonella henselae : A species of gram-negative bacteria that is the etiologic agent of bacillary angiomatosis (ANGIOMATOSIS, BACILLARY). This organism can also be a cause of CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE in immunocompetent patients. [1]
Other HON resources ...
Unraveling Mysteries Associated with Cat-Scratch Disease, Bacillary Angiomatosis, and Related Syndromes. Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal. January-March 1995, Volume 1, Number 1.
A species of gram-negative bacteria that is the aetiologic agent of bacillary angiomatosis (angiomatosis, bacillary). This organism can also be a cause of cat scratch disease in immunocompetent patients.
Parinaud’s oculoglandular syndrome: eye infection that causes inflammation of the optic nerve and can lead to blindness
Bacillary angiomatosis: systemic illness characterized by lesions on the skin, mucosal surfaces, liver, ...
Cat scratch disease: An overview based on a study of 1,200 patients. ... Cat scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis, and other infections due to Rochalimaea. ...
Full article ...
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, "PCP pneumonia," now called Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
Candida esophagitis -- painful yeast infection of the esophagus
Bacillary angiomatosis -- skin lesions caused by a bacteria called Bartonella, ...
cryptosporidium or other protozoal enterocolitis
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)
Tuberculosis
Bacillary angiomatosis
Salmonella infection of the bloodstream
Progressive multi-focal leukoencephalopathy (viral infection of the brain) ...
Bacillary angiomatosis. Rarely seen in people not infected with HIV, this infection first appears as purplish to bright red patches on your skin.
 See also: Angioma, Angiomatosis, Fever, Symptom, HIV
  
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