Bacillary angiomatosis. The first case reported in South Africa

S Afr Med J. 1993 Nov;83(11):855-6.

Abstract

A 28-year-old white man, positive for HIV, who was admitted to hospital for pneumonia, had for 2 months had several fluctuating cutaneous purple nodules on his legs and abdomen. Cultures of two lesions were negative, but light and electron microscopy showed organisms characteristic of bacillary angiomatosis. The patient responded well to therapy with erythromycin. This is the first reported case of bacillary angiomatosis in South Africa.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
  • Adult
  • Angiomatosis, Bacillary / diagnosis*
  • Angiomatosis, Bacillary / drug therapy
  • Erythromycin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Skin / microbiology
  • South Africa

Substances

  • Erythromycin