Anti-desmoglein-1 antibodies in onchocerciasis, leishmaniasis and chagas disease suggest a possible etiological link to fogo selvagem

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1045-1051

  Diaz, Luis A ^a   Arteaga, Luis A ^b   Hilario Vargas, Julio ^b   Valenzuela, Jesus G ^c   Li, Ning ^a   Warren, Simon ^a   Aoki, Valeria ^d   Hans Filho, Gunter ^e   Eaton, Donald ^d   Dos Santos, Vandir ^f   Nutman, Thomas B ^c   De Mayolo, Antonio Antunez ^g   Qaqish, Bahjat F ^h   Sampaio, Sebastiao A P ^d   Rivitti, Evandro A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TRUJILLO   (Peru)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^f Secretaria Estado Saude do Mato G   (Brazil)

^g UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^h University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoantibody; Chagas; Desmogleins; Etiology; Fogo selvagem; Leishmaniasis; Onchocerciasis; Pemphigus

Indexed keywords

DESMOGLEIN 1 ANTIBODY; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOGO SELVAGEM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PARASITE VECTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS;

EID: 9744279750     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23438.x     Document Type: Article

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