CD8+ T cells in situ in different clinical forms of human cutaneous leishmaniasis

Introduction Leishmania braziliensis infection induces a large spectrum of lesions that clinically manifest as nodules or papules that progress to ulcers. Although it is already known that T helper cells predominate in the lesions, cytotoxic T cells have also been reported to be present, and their r...

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Main Authors: Marina Loyola Dantas, Juliana Cabral de Oliveira, Lucas Carvalho, Sara Timoteo Passos, Adriano Queiroz, Paulo Machado, Edgar Carvalho, Sergio Arruda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000600728&lng=en&tlng=en