Bacillary Angiomatosis Mimicking Pyogenic Granuloma

Bacillary angiomatosis (BA) is an angioproliferative disease caused by Bartonella species. It manifests as nodules or papules in immunocompromised patients. Oral lesions are very rare, unlike cutaneous lesions, and histopathology plays a vital role in distinguishing these lesions from other similar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: A, Ramesh Kumar, K, Nitya, Krishnan, Raj Kumar, Dinesh, Snehesh, R, Ramya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10147494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37123686
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36844
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Sumario:Bacillary angiomatosis (BA) is an angioproliferative disease caused by Bartonella species. It manifests as nodules or papules in immunocompromised patients. Oral lesions are very rare, unlike cutaneous lesions, and histopathology plays a vital role in distinguishing these lesions from other similar ones. Treatment mainly comprises macrolides erythromycin, clarithromycin, or doxycycline.

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