Bacillary Angiomatosis Masquerading as Kaposi's Sarcoma in East Africa

Conclusions:
These 3 cases, to our knowledge, are the first reports of BA in East Africa in the biomedical literature. Each had been originally incorrectly diagnosed as KS. We speculate BA is underdiagnosed and underreported in resource-poor regions, such as sub-Saharan Africa, that have high endemic rates of HIV infection.

Source: Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (JIAPAC) - January 14, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Forrestel, A. K., Naujokas, A., Martin, J. N., Maurer, T. A., McCalmont, T. H., Laker-Opwonya, M. O., Mulyowa, G., Busakhala, N., Amerson, E. H. Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research