Disease or Syndrome
bacillary angiomatosis
Subclass of:
Skin Diseases, Bacterial; Skin Diseases, Vascular; Bartonella Infections; Angiomatosis
Also called:
Epithelioid Angiomatosis
Definitions related to angiomatosis, bacillary:
  • (bacillary angiomatosis) A condition that is caused by infection with Bartonella, and which is characterized by vascular proliferation, usually in immunocompromised individuals.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (bacillary angiomatosis) An infection that is caused by Bartonella henselae or Bartonella quintana, which occurs primarily in immunocompromised persons; it is characterized by vascular lesions in the skin, subcutaneous tissue, bone, or other organs.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A reactive vascular proliferation that is characterized by the multiple tumor-like lesions in skin, bone, brain, and other organs. Bacillary angiomatosis is caused by infection with gram-negative Bartonella bacilli (such as BARTONELLA HENSELAE), and is often seen in AIDS patients and other IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOSTS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Bacillary angiomatosis is skin infection caused by the gram-negative bacteria Bartonella henselae or B. quintana. Bacillary angiomatosis almost always occurs in immunocompromised people and is characterized by protuberant, reddish, berrylike lesions on the skin, often surrounded by a collar of scale. Lesions bleed profusely if...
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
  • Bacillary angiomatosis is a vascular, proliferative form of Bartonella infection that occurs primarily in immunocompromised persons. It was first described in 1983 in a patient infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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