Epithelioid angiomatosis secondary to disseminated cat scratch disease involving the bone marrow and skin in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome: A case report

Angiomatous lesions, distinct from Kaposi's sarcoma, have been reported in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) since 1983. Infection with cat scratch bacillus may be responsible for some of these lesions. A patient with AIDS and biopsy-proven cat scratch disease in the skin and bone marrow, with indirect evidence of liver and spleen involvement, is presented. Bone marrow specimens showed diffuse bacterial infiltration without an osteolytic reaction.