Cytokine profile in Montenegro skin test of patients with localized cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis Perfil de citocinas na intradermorreação de Montenegro em doentes de leishmaniose cutânea localizada e cutâneo-mucosa

Cytokine profile in Montenegro skin test of patients with localized cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis Perfil de citocinas na intradermorreação de Montenegro em doentes de leishmaniose cutânea localizada e cutâneo-mucosa

American tegumentary leishmaniasis presents as two major clinical forms: localized cutaneous leishmaniasis (LCL) and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL). The immune response in leishmaniasis is efficiently evaluated by the response to Leishmania antigen through the Montenegro skin test (MST). Both LCL...

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Main Authors: Marcia Ferraz Nogueira, Hiro Goto, Mírian Nacagami Sotto, Luiz Carlos Cucé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2008-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Human cutaneous leishmaniasis
Immunopathology
Cytokines
Delayed-type hypersensitivity
Skin
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