Fagan W A, DeCamp N C, Kraus E W, Pulitzer D R
University of Texas Health Science Center, Division of Dermatology, San Antonio 78284-7876, USA.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 1996 Aug;35(2 Pt 2):285-7. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(96)90649-0.
Bacillary angiomatosis (BA), an infection caused by a gram-negative rod, can be a multiorgan disease. The usual causative organism, Bartonella (formerly Rochalimaea) hensalae, has only recently been identified. Bartonella quintana has also been shown to cause some cases of cutaneous BA. We describe a patient with widespread cutaneous BA with probable bone involvement and a large fungating mass.
