Document 0523
 DOCN  M9460523
 TI    Bacillary angiomatosis. Clinical and histologic features, diagnosis, and
       treatment.
 DT    9404
 AU    Cotell SL; Noskin GA; Department of Medicine, Northwestern University
       Medical School,; Chicago, Ill.
 SO    Arch Intern Med. 1994 Mar 14;154(5):524-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94168499
 AB    Bacillary angiomatosis is a relatively new infection affecting primarily
       patients with human immunodeficiency virus or others with impaired host
       defenses. It presents most commonly with multiple red skin lesions, but
       visceral involvement may also occur, including involvement of the liver
       and spleen. Because of the dermatologic manifestations, bacillary
       angiomatosis may be mistaken for Kaposi's sarcoma. The diagnosis is made
       by identification of the characteristic histologic findings or genetic
       amplification by means of polymerase chain reaction. The causative agent
       was recently identified as Rochalimaea henselae, although Rochalimaea
       quintana may also play a role. Therapy with erythromycin or doxycycline
       is usually effective.
 DE    *Angiomatosis, Bacillary/DIAGNOSIS/MICROBIOLOGY/THERAPY  Diagnosis,
       Differential  Human  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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