Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Angiomatosis, Bacillary / drug therapy*
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Angiomatosis, Bacillary / etiology*
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Angiomatosis, Bacillary / pathology
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Cyclosporine / therapeutic use
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Erythromycin / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects
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Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
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Kidney Transplantation*
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Male
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Mycophenolic Acid / analogs & derivatives
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Mycophenolic Acid / therapeutic use
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Prednisone / therapeutic use
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Skin / pathology
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Immunosuppressive Agents
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Erythromycin
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Cyclosporine
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Mycophenolic Acid
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Prednisone