dmcr

Dermatology Case Reports

ISSN - 2684-124X

Abstract

A Case of Bacillary Angiomatosis Successfully Treated With Doxycycline and Erythromycin-Ethiopia

Samia Metena* and Fuad Temam

We present a 27-year-old male patient who has been known to have human immunodeficiency virus infection for the past 2 years before presentation. He presented with neck mass of 8 months duration and erythematous ulcerating superficial as well as subcutaneous nodules on the skin. With these clinical and laboratory investigations, most importantly dermatopathological evaluation the patient was diagnosed to have bacillary angiomatosis and treated with doxycycline and erythromycin, he was followed for a total of 4 years with significant improvement and no signs of relapse.

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