BACILLARY ANGIOMATOSIS - THE 1ST CASE REPORTED IN SOUTH-AFRICA

Authors
LEVY GR NAYLER S
Citation
Gr. Levy et S. Nayler, BACILLARY ANGIOMATOSIS - THE 1ST CASE REPORTED IN SOUTH-AFRICA, South African medical journal, 83(11), 1993, pp. 855-856
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
South African medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
02569574
Volume
83
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
855 - 856
Database
ISI
SICI code
0256-9574(1993)83:11<855:BA-T1C>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A 28-year-old white man positive for HIV, who was admitted to hospital for pneumonia, had for 2 months had several fluctuating cutaneous pur ple nodules on his legs and abdomen. Cultures of two lesions were nega tive, but light and electron microscopy showed organisms characteristi c of bacillary angiomatosis. The patient responded well to therapy wit h erythromycin. This is the first reported case of bacillary angiomato sis in South Africa.