Inflammation in disseminated lesions: an analysis of CD4+, CD20+, CD68+, CD31+ and vW+ cells in non-ulcerated lesions of disseminated leishmaniasis

Disseminated leishmaniasis (DL) differs from other clinical forms of the disease due to the presence of many non-ulcerated lesions (papules and nodules) in non-contiguous areas of the body. We describe the histopathology of DL non-ulcerated lesions and the presence of CD4-, CD20-, CD68-, CD31- and v...

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Main Authors: Dayana Santos Mendes, Marina Loyola Dantas, Juliana Menezes Gomes, Washington Luis Conrado dos Santos, Adriano Queiroz Silva, Luiz Henrique Guimarães, Paulo R Machado, Edgar Marcelino de Carvalho, Sérgio Arruda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000100003