Bacillary Angiomatosis and Bacteremia due to Bartonella quintana in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

We present a 63-year-old man treated with alemtuzumab for chronic lymphocytic leukemia who developed multiple angiomatous papules and fever. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) from a skin lesion and blood sample revealed Bartonella quintana as causative agent confirming the diagnosis of ba...

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Main Authors: Rosamaria Fulchini, Guido Bloemberg, Katia Boggian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/694765
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