Cutaneous bacillary angiomatosis in renal transplant recipients: Report of three new cases and literature review

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 403-409

  Moulin, C ^a   Kanitakis, J ^a   Ranchin, B ^b   Chauvet, C ^a   Gillet, Y ^c   Morelon, E ^a   Euvrard, S ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillary angiomatosis; Bartonella henselae; Bartonellosis; Cat scratch disease; Opportunistic infections; Post transplant dermatology; Post transplant infections

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACILLARY ANGIOMATOSIS; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER; LIVER NODULE; LUNG NODULE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BIOPSY; SPLEEN; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANGIOMATOSIS, BACILLARY; ANIMALS; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CATS; CHILD; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84865160742     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2011.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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