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Mucosal leishmaniasis: in situ characterization of the host inflammatory response, before and after treatment.
Acta tropica - 1 Jan 2003
Amato Valdir Sabbaga, de Andrade Heitor Franco, Duarte Maria Irma Seixas
Abstract excerpt
Mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) generally shows progressive tissue destruction, not yet fully elucidated, associated with an intense inflammatory response. To contribute to the understanding of this process and of how treatment interferes with it, we studied several anatomopathological parameters, including those analyzed by immunohistochemistry, such as Leishmania antigens, cells participating in the immune response...
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