CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTOIMMUNE INFLAMMATION IN THE PATIENTS WITH LUNG TUBERCULOSIS
Tuberculosis is a granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, being characterized by the development of caseous granulomas in various organs, mainly in lungs. M. tuberculosis is known to be a trigger for autoimmune inflammation, due to the possible mimicry of bacterial proteins as au...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Russian |
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SPb RAACI
2019-12-01
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Series: | Medicinskaâ Immunologiâ |
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Online Access: | https://www.mimmun.ru/mimmun/article/view/1725 |