Bacillary Angiomatosis Associated with Myositis in a Patient Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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Bacillary angiomatosis associated with myositis in a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
A man with AIDS presented with a deep soft-tissue mass involving the right thigh. Biopsy of a skin lesion on the back and culture of a specimen from this lesion showed bacillary angiomatosis due to Bartonella (formerly Rochalimaea) quintana. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large heterogeneous mass involving the vastus medialis and intermedius muscles. Therapy with erythromycin caused rapi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1093/clind/24.4.562