Cutaneous allergic reactions to Triatoma infestans after xenodiagnosis Reações cutâneas alérgicas ao Triatoma infestans após Xenodiagnóstico

We determined the frequency of cutaneous allergic reactions to bites of Triatoma infestans during xenodiagnosis in a rural community where Panstrongylus megistrus is the only domestic vector of Trypanosoma cruzi. Localized urticaria or more intense cutaneous allergic reactions at 48 and 72 hours wer...

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Main Authors: Kenneth E. Mott, José Teixeira França, Toby V. Barrett, Rodney Hoff, Tomé Silva de Oliveira, Ítalo A. Sherlock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1980-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761980000200001