BACILLARY ANGIOMATOSIS OF THE SPLEEN

Bacillary angiomatosis is a recently described vasoproliferative lesio n associated with infection by a newly characterized rickettsial organ ism, Rochalimaea henselae. Most previous reports have described skin l esions in immunocompromized patients infected with human immunodeficie ncy virus. This is the first case report detailing the features of bac illary angiomatosis of the spleen occurring in a patient undergoing cy totoxic chemotherapy for disseminated ovarian carcinoma.