Question

Identify the lesion, its causative organism, and associated pathophysiology

Accepted Answer

Bacillary Angiomatosis ↓Vasculoproliferative form of Bartonella infection that occurs primarily in immunocompromised pts and is the 2nd most common cause of angiomatous skin lesions in HIV ptsBartonella henselae | Bartonella quintana Pathophysiology↓Organism grows in vessels which then rupture and take on tumor-like appearance

Front	Identify the lesion, its causative organism, and associated pathophysiology
Back	Bacillary Angiomatosis ↓ Vasculoproliferative form of Bartonella infection that occurs primarily in immunocompromised pts and is the 2^nd most common cause of angiomatous skin lesions in HIV pts Bartonella henselae \| Bartonella quintana Pathophysiology ↓ Organism grows in vessels which then rupture and take on tumor-like appearance

Bartonella Pathophysiology Pts Identify Lesion Causative Organism Bacillary