Bacillary angiomatosis and Kaposi's sarcoma in skin lesion of HIV positive patient

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52226/revista.v31i112.179

Abstract

Bacillary angiomatosis (BA) is a rare infectious disease, caused by bacteria of the genus Bartonella spp, transmitted by vectors such as fleas, lice and mosquitoes. It causes different clinical syndromes in humans. In patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with an LT CD4 + <100 cell/μL count, it is associated with the development of angiomatous lesions with neovascularization involving the skin and, with less frequency, mucous membranes, liver, spleen and bones. Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a neoplasm characterized by multifocal vascular hyperplasia of endothelial origin related to human herpes virus 8. It can also compromiso the skin, mucous membranes and viscera, with the epidemic variant being a marker disease of advanced HIV infection. The main clinical differential diagnosis for KS skin and mucosal lesions is the BA.

Herein we present a patient with HIV/AIDS disease that developed BA and KS concomitantly in the same skin lesion.

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Author Biographies

Natalia Soledad Vittar

Unidad 11, Hospital de Infecciosas F J Muñiz, CABA, Argentina

Javier José Ricart

Unidad 11, Hospital de Infecciosas F J Muñiz, CABA, Argentina

Laura Gabriela Moreno Macías

Unidad 11, Hospital de Infecciosas F J Muñiz, CABA, Argentina

Jorge Velázquez

Unidad 11, Hospital de Infecciosas F J Muñiz, CABA, Argentina

Esteban Maronna

Anatomía patológica, Hospital de Infecciosas F J Muñiz, CABA, Argentina

Marcelo Corti

División B VIH/SIDA, Hospital de Infecciosas F J Muñiz, CABA, Argentina

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Published
2023-07-24
How to Cite
Cárdenas, G. L., Vittar, N. S., Ricart, J. J., Moreno Macías, L. G., Velázquez , J., Maronna, E., & Corti, M. (2023). Bacillary angiomatosis and Kaposi’s sarcoma in skin lesion of HIV positive patient. Actualizaciones En Sida E Infectología, 31(112). https://doi.org/10.52226/revista.v31i112.179
Issue
Issue 112 - August - November 2023
Section
Case Report

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