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Cases Reports • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 44 (5) • Oct 2011 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822011000500025   copy

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

Angiomatose bacilar em paciente HIV positivo no nordeste brasileiro: relato de caso

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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.

Angiomatosis; AIDS; Bartonella

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