A case of bacillary angiomatosis presenting as leg ulcers

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-67

  Karakas M ^a   Baba, M ^b   Homan, S ^a   Akman, A ^a   Acar, M A ^a   Memisoglu H R ^a   Gumurdulu D ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ADANA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bartonella; Bicallary angiomatosis; Erythromycin; Leg ulcer; Silver stain

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; CASE REPORT; CAT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG RESPONSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LABORATORY TEST; LEG ULCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; ANGIOMATOSIS, BACILLARY; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE;

EID: 0037260146     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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