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Bacillary peliosis caused by Bartonella

MedGen UID:
575817
•Concept ID:
C0343770
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Bacillary Pelioses; Bacillary Peliosis; Pelioses, Bacillary; Peliosis, Bacillary
SNOMED CT: Bacillary peliosis caused by Bartonella (240624008)

Definition

An infection that is caused by Bartonella henselae, which occurs primarily in immunocompromised persons; it is characterized by blood-filled cysts in the liver and spleen. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBacillary peliosis caused by Bartonella

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pathogenicity and treatment of Bartonella infections.
Angelakis E, Raoult D
Int J Antimicrob Agents 2014 Jul;44(1):16-25. Epub 2014 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.04.006. PMID: 24933445
Bartonella infection: treatment and drug resistance.
Biswas S, Rolain JM
Future Microbiol 2010 Nov;5(11):1719-31. doi: 10.2217/fmb.10.133. PMID: 21133691
Bartonella quintana characteristics and clinical management.
Foucault C, Brouqui P, Raoult D
Emerg Infect Dis 2006 Feb;12(2):217-23. doi: 10.3201/eid1202.050874. PMID: 16494745Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chronic hand infections.
Al-Qattan MM, Helmi AA
J Hand Surg Am 2014 Aug;39(8):1636-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.04.003. PMID: 25070033
Bartonellosis.
Maguiña C, Guerra H, Ventosilla P
Clin Dermatol 2009 May-Jun;27(3):271-80. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2008.10.006. PMID: 19362689
Infections in the homeless.
Raoult D, Foucault C, Brouqui P
Lancet Infect Dis 2001 Sep;1(2):77-84. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(01)00062-7. PMID: 11871479
Bartonella (Rochalimaea) quintana infections.
Maurin M, Raoult D
Clin Microbiol Rev 1996 Jul;9(3):273-92. doi: 10.1128/CMR.9.3.273. PMID: 8809460Free PMC Article
Bacillary angiomatosis.
Batsakis JG, Ro JY, Frauenhoffer EE
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1995 Aug;104(8):668-72. doi: 10.1177/000348949510400815. PMID: 7543738

Diagnosis

Cutaneous manifestations of bartonellosis.
Lins KA, Drummond MR, Velho PENF
An Bras Dermatol 2019 Sep-Oct;94(5):594-602. Epub 2019 Oct 2 doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2019.09.024. PMID: 31780437Free PMC Article
Chronic hand infections.
Al-Qattan MM, Helmi AA
J Hand Surg Am 2014 Aug;39(8):1636-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.04.003. PMID: 25070033
Cat-scratch Disease.
Klotz SA, Ianas V, Elliott SP
Am Fam Physician 2011 Jan 15;83(2):152-5. PMID: 21243990
Bartonellosis.
Maguiña C, Guerra H, Ventosilla P
Clin Dermatol 2009 May-Jun;27(3):271-80. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2008.10.006. PMID: 19362689
Bartonella-associated infections.
Spach DH, Koehler JE
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1998 Mar;12(1):137-55. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70414-1. PMID: 9494835

Therapy

Bacillary angiomatosis.
Mejía F, Seas C
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2014 Sep;91(3):439. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0561. PMID: 25187668Free PMC Article
Pathogenicity and treatment of Bartonella infections.
Angelakis E, Raoult D
Int J Antimicrob Agents 2014 Jul;44(1):16-25. Epub 2014 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.04.006. PMID: 24933445
Treatment of cat-scratch disease.
Conrad DA
Curr Opin Pediatr 2001 Feb;13(1):56-9. doi: 10.1097/00008480-200102000-00010. PMID: 11176245
Bartonella-associated infections.
Spach DH, Koehler JE
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1998 Mar;12(1):137-55. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70414-1. PMID: 9494835
Bacillary angiomatosis and bacillary peliosis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
Koehler JE, Tappero JW
Clin Infect Dis 1993 Oct;17(4):612-24. doi: 10.1093/clinids/17.4.612. PMID: 8268340

Prognosis

Infectious Angiogenesis-Different Pathways, the Same Goal.
Urbanowicz M, Kutzner H, Riveiro-Falkenbach E, Rodriguez-Peralto JL
Am J Dermatopathol 2016 Nov;38(11):793-801. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000577. PMID: 27258788
Complements do not lie.
Robert SC, Forbes SH, Soleimanian S, Hadley JS
BMJ Case Rep 2011 Dec 13;2011 doi: 10.1136/bcr.08.2011.4705.corr1. PMID: 22669953Free PMC Article
Cutaneous markers of HIV infection.
Rigopoulos D, Paparizos V, Katsambas A
Clin Dermatol 2004 Nov-Dec;22(6):487-98. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2004.07.007. PMID: 15596320
Bartonella (Rochalimaea) quintana infections.
Maurin M, Raoult D
Clin Microbiol Rev 1996 Jul;9(3):273-92. doi: 10.1128/CMR.9.3.273. PMID: 8809460Free PMC Article
New entities in cutaneous soft tissue tumours.
Calonje E, Fletcher CD
Pathologica 1993 Jan-Feb;85(1095):1-15. PMID: 8390634

Clinical prediction guides

Cat Scratch Disease and Bartonellaceae: The Known, the Unknown and the Curious.
Zangwill KM
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2021 May 1;40(5S):S11-S15. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002776. PMID: 34042905
Treatment outcomes of human bartonellosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Prutsky G, Domecq JP, Mori L, Bebko S, Matzumura M, Sabouni A, Shahrour A, Erwin PJ, Boyce TG, Montori VM, Malaga G, Murad MH
Int J Infect Dis 2013 Oct;17(10):e811-9. Epub 2013 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.02.016. PMID: 23602630
Clinical impact of persistent Bartonella bacteremia in humans and animals.
Chomel BB, Kasten RW, Sykes JE, Boulouis HJ, Breitschwerdt EB
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2003 Jun;990:267-78. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07376.x. PMID: 12860639
Treatment of cat-scratch disease.
Conrad DA
Curr Opin Pediatr 2001 Feb;13(1):56-9. doi: 10.1097/00008480-200102000-00010. PMID: 11176245
Bartonella (Rochalimaea) quintana infections.
Maurin M, Raoult D
Clin Microbiol Rev 1996 Jul;9(3):273-92. doi: 10.1128/CMR.9.3.273. PMID: 8809460Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review on antibiotic therapy of cutaneous bacillary angiomatosis not related to major immunocompromising conditions: from pathogenesis to treatment.
Rotundo S, Tassone MT, Marascio N, Morrone HL, Gigliotti S, Quirino A, Russo A, Matera G, Trecarichi EM, Torti C
BMC Infect Dis 2024 Apr 8;24(1):380. doi: 10.1186/s12879-024-09253-9. PMID: 38589795Free PMC Article
Treatment outcomes of human bartonellosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Prutsky G, Domecq JP, Mori L, Bebko S, Matzumura M, Sabouni A, Shahrour A, Erwin PJ, Boyce TG, Montori VM, Malaga G, Murad MH
Int J Infect Dis 2013 Oct;17(10):e811-9. Epub 2013 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.02.016. PMID: 23602630

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