Bacillary peliosis
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Bacillary peliosis is a form of peliosis hepatis
that has been associated with bacteria in the genus Bartonella
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Peliosis hepatis
Peliosis Hepatis is an uncommon vascular condition characterised by randomly distributed multiple blood-filled cavities throughout the liver. The size of the cavities usually ranges between a few millimetres to 3 cm in diameter...
that has been associated with bacteria in the genus Bartonella
Bartonella
Bartonella is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria. Facultative intracellular parasites, Bartonella species can infect healthy people but are considered especially important as opportunistic pathogens. Bartonella are transmitted by insect vectors such as ticks, fleas, sand flies and mosquitoes...
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