Bartonella quintana coinfection with Mycobacterium avium complex and CMV in an AIDS patient: case presentation
Clarisse Rovery1, Jean Marc Rolain, Hubert Lepidi
1Service de maladies infectieuses et de médecine tropicale, hôpital Nord, APHM, Marseille, France. clarisse.rovery@mail.ap-hm.fr
Background:
As a greater number of HIV-infected patients survive despite profound immunodepression due to medical progress, we face complex infection with multiple agents in AIDS-patients.
Case Presentation:
We report the case of an AIDS patient with a primary clinical presentation suggestive of bacillary angiomatosis. We also found in cutaneous lesions Mycobacterium avium complex and cytomegalovirus.
Conclusion:
This clinical case illustrates the possibility of multiple coinfections in AIDS patients and the need to be exhaustive in evaluating infectious diseases in severely immunocompromised patients.
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