Bacillary angiomatosis associated with pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-35

  Amsbaugh, Sean ^a   Huiras, Erin ^b   Wang, Nadia S ^a   Wever, Aaron ^a   Warren, Simon ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillary angiomatosis; Bartonella; Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; OFLOXACIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BARTONELLA; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOLLOW UP; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOEPITHELIOMATOUS HYPERPLASIA; STAINING; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; DRUG COMBINATION; EPIDERMIS; FINGER; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYMPH NODE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANGIOMATOSIS, BACILLARY; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BARTONELLA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPIDERMIS; FINGERS; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745965474     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.dad.0000154396.14971.aa     Document Type: Article

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