Interferon-γ treatment induces granulomatous tissue reaction in a case of localized cutaneous leishmaniasis

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 319-323

  Haas, Norbert ^a   Hauptmann, Steffen ^a   Paralikoudi, Dimitra ^a   Muche, Marcus ^a   Kolde, Gerhard ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Granuloma formation; IFN ; Leishmaniasis; Macrophages; MHC class II; T cell receptor

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EPITHELIOID CELL; GRANULOMA; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; ANIMAL; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE;

ADULT; ANIMAL; CASE REPORT; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENES, T-CELL RECEPTOR; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INTERFERON TYPE II; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; ANIMALS; HUMANS;

EID: 0035984745     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200208000-00006     Document Type: Article

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