HIV-negative case of bacillary angiomatosis with chronic hepatitis B

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 722-725

  Kaçar, Nida ^a   Taşli, Levent ^a   Demirkan, Neşe ^a   Ergin, Çaǧri ^a   Ergin, Şeniz ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

bacillary angiomatosis; Bartonella; chronic hepatitis B; hepatitis; immunocompetent

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACILLARY ANGIOMATOSIS; BACILLI; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLOSIS; CAPILLARY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HEPATITIS B; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTERSTITIUM; LABORATORY TEST; LEG; MALE; SKIN NODULE; STAIN;

ANGIOMATOSIS, BACILLARY; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEG DERMATOSES; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954949354     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.00836.x     Document Type: Article

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