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

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 a...

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Main Authors: Renata Félix da Justa, Adriana Banhos Carneiro, Jorge Luiz Nobre Rodrigues, Andréia Cavalcante, Evelyne Santana Girão, Paulo Sergio Silva, José Telmo Valença Júnior, Dalgimar Beserra de Menezes, Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva Leitão
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000500025&lng=en&tlng=en
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author Renata Félix da Justa
Adriana Banhos Carneiro
Jorge Luiz Nobre Rodrigues
Andréia Cavalcante
Evelyne Santana Girão
Paulo Sergio Silva
José Telmo Valença Júnior
Dalgimar Beserra de Menezes
Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva Leitão
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Adriana Banhos Carneiro
Jorge Luiz Nobre Rodrigues
Andréia Cavalcante
Evelyne Santana Girão
Paulo Sergio Silva
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description 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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spelling doaj.art-15ef297eb42c4e40bbc8c69b0a341f2f2022-12-22T00:27:25ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492011-10-0144564164310.1590/S0037-86822011000500025S0037-86822011000500025Bacillary angiomatosis in HIV-positive patient from Northeastern Brazil: a case reportRenata Félix da JustaAdriana Banhos CarneiroJorge Luiz Nobre RodriguesAndréia CavalcanteEvelyne Santana GirãoPaulo Sergio SilvaJosé Telmo Valença JúniorDalgimar Beserra de MenezesTerezinha do Menino Jesus Silva LeitãoIt 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000500025&lng=en&tlng=enAngiomatoseAIDSBartonella
spellingShingle Renata Félix da Justa
Adriana Banhos Carneiro
Jorge Luiz Nobre Rodrigues
Andréia Cavalcante
Evelyne Santana Girão
Paulo Sergio Silva
José Telmo Valença Júnior
Dalgimar Beserra de Menezes
Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva Leitão
Bacillary angiomatosis in HIV-positive patient from Northeastern Brazil: a case report
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Angiomatose
AIDS
Bartonella
title Bacillary angiomatosis in HIV-positive patient from Northeastern Brazil: a case report
title_full Bacillary angiomatosis in HIV-positive patient from Northeastern Brazil: a case report
title_fullStr Bacillary angiomatosis in HIV-positive patient from Northeastern Brazil: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Bacillary angiomatosis in HIV-positive patient from Northeastern Brazil: a case report
title_short Bacillary angiomatosis in HIV-positive patient from Northeastern Brazil: a case report
title_sort bacillary angiomatosis in hiv positive patient from northeastern brazil a case report
topic Angiomatose
AIDS
Bartonella
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000500025&lng=en&tlng=en
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