Teague A C, Parks S K
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.
Ann Pharmacother. 1993 Nov;27(11):1378-82. doi: 10.1177/106002809302701112.
To report the clinical presentation and response to antimicrobial therapy of presumed bacillary angiomatosis in an AIDS patient.
Single case report.
A 1058-bed, university teaching hospital.
28-year-old HIV-positive man (T4 lymphocyte count < 3/mm3), who was diagnosed with AIDS in 1984.
The skin lesions responded promptly to treatment with doxycycline and erythromycin.
Bacillary angiomatosis is an infection that occurs with endstage AIDS. Skin lesions have recognizable characteristics and respond promptly to appropriate antibiotic therapy.