Bacillary angiomatosis in a renal transplant recipient

A case of bacillary angiomatosis infection presenting as a skin nodule in a renal transplant recipient was found. The patient was taking cyclosporine, prednisone, and mycophenolate mofetil at the time of presentation. The bacillary angiomatosis responded to 6 months of therapy with oral erythromycin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transplantation 1999-01, Vol.67 (2), p.296-298
Hauptverfasser:	CLINE, M. S, CUMMINGS, O. W, GOLDMAN, M, FILO, R. S, PESCOVITZ, M. D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Angiomatosis, Bacillary - drug therapy Angiomatosis, Bacillary - etiology Angiomatosis, Bacillary - pathology Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Cyclosporine - therapeutic use Erythromycin - therapeutic use Humans Immunosuppressive Agents - adverse effects Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use Kidney Transplantation Male Medical sciences Mycophenolic Acid - analogs & derivatives Mycophenolic Acid - therapeutic use Prednisone - therapeutic use Skin - pathology Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the urinary system
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of bacillary angiomatosis infection presenting as a skin nodule in a renal transplant recipient was found. The patient was taking cyclosporine, prednisone, and mycophenolate mofetil at the time of presentation. The bacillary angiomatosis responded to 6 months of therapy with oral erythromycin.
ISSN:	0041-1337 1534-6080
DOI:	10.1097/00007890-199901270-00019