A disease caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria Bartonella bacilliformis. This disease is characterised by multiple nodular and red-to-purple vascular skin lesions, subsequent to Oroya fever. Transmission is through the bite of infected sandflies from the genus Lutzomyia.
Also indexed as
Cutaneous Carrión diseaseCutaneous and mucocutaneous bartonellosis due to Bartonella bacilliformisPeruvian wartVerruga peruanacutaneous and mucocutaneous bartonellosiscutaneous bartonellosismucocutaneous bartonellosis