Leishmanial antigens in the diagnosis of active lesions and ancient scars of American tegumentary leishmaniasis patients

Leishmanial antigens in the diagnosis of active lesions and ancient scars of American tegumentary leishmaniasis patients

Cutaneous biopsies (n = 94) obtained from 88 patients with American tegumentary leishmaniasis were studied by conventional and immunohistochemical techniques. Specimens were distributed as active lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis (n = 53) (Group I), cicatricial lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis (n...

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Main Authors: Armando Schubach, Tullia Cuzzi-Maya, Albanita V Oliveira, Alexandrina Sartori, Manoel P de Oliveira-Neto, Marise S Mattos, Marcelo Lodi Araújo, Wilson Jacinto S Souza, Fátima Haddad, Maurício de A Perez, Raquel S Pacheco, Hooman Momen, Sérgio G Coutinho, Mauro Célio de Almeida Marzochi, Keyla Belizia Feldman Marzochi, Sylvio Celso Gonçalves da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2001-10-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
American tegumentary leishmaniasis
Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis
immunodiagnosis
scar
cured patients
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