Bacillary angiomatosis is caused by: (A) Bartonella henselae, (B) Hansen’s bacillus, (C) Koch’s bacillus, (D) H. ducreyi
Answer is A. Henselae causes bacillary angiomatosis, a condition resembling Kaposi’s sarcoma in patients with AIDS. The skin, lymph nodes or liver and spleen are primarily involved in this condition. The bacteria also cause sub acute bacterial endocarditis.