Angiomatosis bacilar

Abstract

Bacillary angiomatosis is an infectious, not contagious disease among humans, is caused by Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana and acquired by scratch or bitten of cat, in humans mainly affects immunosuppresed individuals, especially with AIDS in advanced stages, Histopathologically the heaps of bacteria that dye well with Warthin-Starry's stain are observed. It responds to the treatment with erythromycin, but there is the risk of relapses of the injuries mediately or immediately after suspending the treatment, especially in immunosuppresed patients.